Overview
- The Israeli prime minister's office said the leaders spoke by phone Friday and agreed to meet in the United States 'soon,' without announcing a date or venue.
- President Trump told Axios that Netanyahu requested a White House meeting that could happen as early as next week and said the two 'get along very good' while asserting his authority.
- Israeli officials cautioned that scheduling may slip because President Trump will attend the NATO summit in Turkey on July 7–8, making a meeting next week unlikely.
- Multiple outlets report the cordial public exchange masks deep private disagreements over the Iran war, Israeli strikes in Lebanon and how to pursue ceasefire and nuclear talks.
- If held, a White House meeting would be the first in-person encounter since the leaders' February Situation Room session and could both shape diplomacy on Iran and affect Netanyahu's October election prospects.