President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed that Iran will not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons, with or without a formal agreement, a senior official familiar with the meeting told i24NEWS. The White House confirmed Tuesday evening that Trump's back-to-back meetings with Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were 'positive and productive'.
President Donald Trump concluded his back-to-back meetings at the White House on Tuesday evening with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with the White House describing both sessions as 'positive and productive'. Now, a senior official familiar with the details of the Netanyahu-Trump meeting has told i24NEWS that the two leaders agreed on a core principle: Iran will not be permitted to obtain nuclear weapons, whether a formal nuclear agreement is reached or not.
The reported commitment deepens the publicly stated U.S. position. As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday, the meetings followed a period of intensive diplomacy, with Trump having previously expressed confidence in the direction of negotiations with Iran. The Prime Minister's office had earlier characterized the talks as 'very good, very positive', and an Israeli source stated that there is 'full coordination' with the U.S. on the Iranian issue.
The reported agreement — that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon 'with or without a deal' — represents a significant hardening of the terms, potentially setting a clear red line for the ongoing negotiations. The White House has not yet commented on the i24NEWS report specifically.
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