U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held closed-door talks at the White House on Tuesday, their first in-person meeting since the joint U.S.-Israeli air campaign against Iran began in late February 2026. The session, which lasted about 90 minutes, followed tribute services for the late Senator Lindsey Graham.
Netanyahu described the meeting as excellent, citing a shared goal of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. White House spokesperson Caroline Leavitt called the talks positive and productive. The agenda centered on next steps in the Iran conflict, the Abraham Accords, and a U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon framework agreement signed in June, though differences over Iran strategy were also discussed. Trump reportedly expressed displeasure with Netanyahu's public disclosure of Iranian nuclear bunker fortifications.
It was the eighth meeting between the two leaders since Trump returned to office in early 2025. On the same day, Trump also met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House.