Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday hailed his meeting with US President Donald Trump as "excellent", describing their talks at the White House as one of the best he has ever had with an American president. The two leaders focused on their shared objective of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, as tensions linked to the conflict with Tehran remain high.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he had an "excellent" meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, marking their first face-to-face talks since the war with Iran began in late February.
"I've just finished an excellent meeting with President Trump," Netanyahu said in a video statement, adding it touched on "our common goal: ensuring that Iran does not obtain nuclear weapons". "It was one of the best conversations I've ever had with the President of the United States, our friend Donald Trump."
Relations between Netanyahu and Trump have occasionally appeared strained in recent months, but both have sought to tone things down.
Israel has not taken part in the latest round of hostilities between the United States and Iran, which flared earlier this month after an April ceasefire collapsed.
Relations between the two leaders reached a low point in April during negotiations on the ceasefire, with Trump unleashing profanity-laced tirades against his Israeli ally.
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Trump later described Netanyahu in an interview as a "very difficult guy".
Netanyahu downplayed the exchanges as "tactical disagreements", saying they were aligned on the goals of the war.
Netanyahu's visit comes months ahead of Israel's national elections, in which he plans to seek another term.
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Recent polls show Netanyahu trailing, with public anger still lingering over his government's failure to prevent Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, which sparked the Gaza war.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP)
