Trump and Bibi meet today, of course, it’s about Iran

So important is this to Israel, Bibi moved his visit ahead by a week. Clearly attacking Iran is still a priority for the US and Israel- Likely Israel more than the US

UPI

U.S. President Donald Trump was set to hold talks with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday as the Middle East watches and waits for the United States’ next move after Trump threatened Iran with military action over its nuclear program.

The meeting, their sixth of Trump’s administration, demonstrates the degree to which crises involving Israel, from Gaza to Iran, have been front and center for both men over the past year.

Netanyahu felt it was so critical to have Trump’s ear regarding U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations that resumed Friday in Oman that he brought forward his trip by a week.

“I will present to the president our outlook regarding the principles of these negotiations — the essential principles, which, in my opinion are important not only to Israel, but to everyone around the world who wants peace and security in the Middle East,” Netanyahu said before departing Israel on Tuesday.

While Netanyahu has lobbied successive U.S. administrations to shackle Iran’s malign influence in the region, and in particular its nuclear ambitions, on grounds it poses an existential threat to Israel, his relationship with Trump is much closer than with his predecessors.

“The prime minister believes that any negotiations must include limiting ballistic missiles and ending support for the Iranian axis,” said Netanyahu’s office in a statement.

Ahead of the talks in Oman, U.S. officials set out a similar list they said they wanted to bring to the table.

Tehran has indicated willingness to scale back its nuclear program, provided economic sanctions are lifted but has flat out refused to entertain efforts to include other issues with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi boasting his team kept Friday’s talks “exclusively nuclear.”

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned Wednesday that Iran would “not yield to their [the United States’] excessive demands.”

Netanyahu received a briefing on the Oman talks after arriving in Washington on Tuesday from lead U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law.