Netanyahu's Iran Gambit: Inside His High Stakes White House Summit With Trump

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu jetted off to Washington today aboard the Wing of Zion, telling reporters at Ben Gurion Airport hell present President Donald Trump with Israels firm principles on Iran negotiations, including curbs on Tehrans ballistic missiles and proxy terror funding, according to the Times of Israel liveblog. This high-stakes White House sit-down, accelerated from February 18 and set for 11 a.m. tomorrow with no press conference planned, marks their seventh meeting since Trumps second term began, as Anadolu Agency reports, amid US-Iran talks resuming last week against a US military buildup.

The trip buzzes with geopolitical intrigue: Netanyahu aims to push Trump for a broader deal beyond nukes, eyeing limits on Irans missiles and Hamas-Hezbollah ties, per Associated Press and Al-Monitor. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee hailed an extraordinary alignment on red lines before joining the flight, the Times of Israel notes. Back home, a bombshell Ynet report via Times of Israel claims Netanyahu got IDF intel on Hamass Jericho Walls invasion blueprint as early as April 2018, contradicting his denials, though his office insists he wasnt briefed on the full document pre-October 7.

Netanyahu stirred the pot on social media Monday, reposting a fiery X rant by ex-Likud spokesman Erez Tadmor accusing former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar of rebelling as de facto prime minister on massacre night and falsifying probes to dodge blame, Times of Israel details. This fits his blame-shifting blitz ahead of elections, including a 55-page State Comptroller response quoting selective intel to paint him as the hawkish holdout. Opposition firebrand Yair Lapid slammed it as forged minutes breaching secrets laws, while Haaretz revealed his office tapped reserve soldiers for those docs.

Less flashy but eyebrow-raising, Netanyahu swiped at rival Ehud Barak over Epstein files, insisting the financier didnt work for Israel, per Anadolu Agency. No major public appearances beyond the airport scrum, but whispers tie the visit to Trumps wary Board of Peace launch, which Netanyahu eyes skeptically over Qatar and Turkey roles in Gaza rebuild. With Iran tensions simmering, this could etch Netanyahus Iran hawk legacy deeper, if talks tilt his way.

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