Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday evening he plans to send an Israeli delegation to Washington to lay out Jerusalem's position on the Iranian nuclear issue. The statement comes as diplomatic efforts toward an American-Iranian deal advance, with Netanyahu publicly at odds with the emerging framework.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday night that he intends to dispatch an Israeli delegation to Washington to clarify Israel's position on the Iranian nuclear issue, according to his office.
The statement comes as U.S. President Donald Trump advances a diplomatic deal with Iran that Netanyahu has publicly opposed. As The Zioneer has reported, Trump told the Financial Times earlier this month that Netanyahu 'will have to accept' the American deal, and has claimed the prime minister is 'on board' — a characterization Jerusalem has not confirmed. Netanyahu has repeatedly vowed that as long as he is prime minister, Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons.
It remains unclear when the delegation would travel to Washington, who would lead it, or whether the Trump administration has agreed to receive it. The move signals Netanyahu's intent to press Israel's red lines directly at the White House as the deal approaches final stages.
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