Netanyahu to meet Trump with Iran missiles high on agenda
The Hindu
Israeli PM Netanyahu aims to discuss Iran's missile program with Trump in their upcoming meeting amid rising tensions.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday (February 11, 2026), seeking to press him to adopt a tougher line on Iran’s ballistic missile programme in the next round of talks.
It will be their sixth meeting in the United States since Mr. Trump returned to office a year ago. They also met in Jerusalem in October when Mr. Trump announced a ceasefire in Gaza.
The meeting comes days after arch-foes Iran and the United States held talks in Oman, after which Mr. Trump said another round of negotiations would follow.
Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Trump will also meet amid growing international outrage over Israeli measures to tighten control of the occupied West Bank by allowing settlers to buy land directly from its Palestinian owners.
However, it remains unclear whether the issue will be raised in their talks, despite Mr. Trump’s past opposition to any annexation of the West Bank.
Mr. Netanyahu’s office said he will highlight Israel’s concerns over Iran’s missile arsenal in discussions with Mr. Trump, and not just the nuclear programme.
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