Trump, Netanyahu and Israel
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Donald Trump says Benjamin Netanyahu has sought a White House meeting that could happen as early as next week, even as reports point to growing tensions between the two leaders over the Middle East.
Netanyahu and Trump last met on February 11, 2026. Later that month, the United States and Israel jointly attacked Iran.
Israel’s latest strikes on Lebanon and Iran have made clear that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started the war in lockstep, want different things.
The Trump-Netanyahu rift grows as Israel’s Lebanon strikes risk derailing U.S.-Iran talks and widening regional tensions.
