Overview
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called President Donald Trump on Friday and the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said the two agreed to hold an in‑person meeting in the United States “soon.”
- Trump told Axios the meeting could take place as early as next week but added that his travel to the NATO summit in Turkey may push the visit into the following week.
- Neither government has set a date or venue, with the Israeli readout confirming the agreement but providing no scheduling details and an Israeli official warning a next‑week visit may be difficult.
- The phone call included public conciliatory language from Netanyahu and private strains remain, with some U.S. advisers reportedly critical of Netanyahu and the leaders at odds over how to handle Iran and Israel’s operations in Lebanon.
- The planned meeting would be the first face‑to‑face talks since February’s Situation Room meeting and could influence the fragile memorandum of understanding and broader diplomacy with Iran while also carrying political importance for Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s October election.