Live updates: Trump joins Zelensky and Netanyahu at Lindsey Graham’s funeral after talks

Gidi Kleiman
Reporting from Jerusalem

Before his arrival at the White House, as he ready to depart Israel on Monday aboard the official Wings of Zion airplane, Netanyahu mentioned in a video assertion in Hebrew that he “will discuss all current issues with President Trump, foremost among them being Iran”.

Their final assembly was in February earlier than Israel and the US launched an unprecedented joint assault on Iran. Netanyahu has been campaigning for many years towards Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon, which he repeatedly mentioned would pose an existential risk to Israel. But the warfare has not been concluded and Iran has not been compelled to concede its nuclear programme.

In the White House assembly, he’s anticipated to reportedly communicate with Trump about intelligence that Iran has renewed its efforts to supply a nuclear weapon, and is doing so at an accelerated tempo.

Strategically, a profitable go to may lay a path to eradicating that risk by no matter means potential.

Politically, a profitable go to may reinforce Netanyahu’s picture as Israel’s key worldwide statesman who’s aligned with the world’s strongest chief, forward of difficult basic elections in Israel that are scheduled for the top of October.

In his pre-boarding assertion on Monday together with his spouse Sara by his facet in a army base in southern Israel, Netanyahu reminded the Israeli public that this might be his eighth assembly with Trump since he was re-elected for his second time period which he confused was “more than any other international leader”.