Scoop: Israeli spy chief in D.C. as Netanyahu presses Trump to resume war
The director of the Israeli spy agency Mossad is in Washington Friday for talks with senior Trump administration officials about the war in Iran, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter.
Key points
- State of play: Trump has so far rejected pressure from Netanyahu to return to combat.
- Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, all of them would much prefer the waiting period." The intrigue: Netanyahu has lost his majority in parliament after the Oct.
- At the request of the nations that I'm looking to protect, we are doing it a little bit longer way, a little bit more civilly," Trump said on Thursday.
Why it matters: The visit by Roman Gofman, one of Benjamin Netanyahu's closest confidants, comes as the Israeli prime minister is pressing President Trump to resume the war against Iran.
Additional details
- On Thursday, Netanyahu met with Eisenkot for two hours and briefed him on the situation with Iran.
- Instead, the president has sided with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE to continue the naval blockade and economic pressure campaign against Iran, while seeing if a deal is possible.
- The two discussed the Iran war during a Nov.
- A source close to Eisenkot said he doesn't think the current situation demands immediate military action against Iran.
- "Saudi Arabia has asked me to please just let it be the way it is now for a while, because [Iran is] disintegrating.
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