Trump Says Netanyahu Visit Could Come Next Week

Axios published at 19:44 IDT that President Donald Trump said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked for a White House meeting and that it could happen as early as next week after Trump's NATO summit trip, though an Israeli official said the week after may be more realistic. The fresh Axios interview builds on the PMO's Friday statement, reported by Times of Israel and Jerusalem Post, that Netanyahu congratulated Trump on America's 250th Independence Day and the leaders agreed to meet soon in the United States. CBS and ABC place the timing against Iran's July 4-9 funeral pause. For Israel, the meeting matters because Washington's Iran diplomacy must preserve Israel's freedom to stop Tehran's nuclear work and proxies.