Netanyahu Flies to D.C. to Secure Israel's Demands Against Iran

President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 11 that his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach an agreement with Iran remained unsettled, affirming that the US would continue to negotiate with the Islamic Republic.

“There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a deal can be consummated,” President Trump wrote via Truth Social.

Netanyahu made an urgent trip to Washington on Feb. 10, amid growing concerns over the possibility of the U.S. and Iran reaching a nuclear deal that adheres to the requirements necessary to eliminate the threat from Tehran, as well as complications regarding President Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan.

Trump and Netanyahu met in the Oval Office for approximately two and a half hours, in what is now the Israeli Prime Minister’s seventh visit since the Trump administration’s second term in office.

Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran began on Feb. 6 in Oman, which nearly faltered during the last minute when Iran demanded that talks be relocated from their original location in Turkey and additionally be reduced to Iran’s nuclear program.

“If it can, I let the prime minister know that will be a preference,” Trump stated. “If it cannot, we will just have to see what the outcome will be.”

Israel’s demands include the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear-enrichment plants, limitations on Iran’s missile program, and the end of Iranian-backing for regional terrorist groups such as Hamas in Gaza, Hizballah in Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen, according to Israeli officials.

In June 2025, Israel severely weakened Iran’s ballistic-missile program during its war against the nation. Tehran has aimed to rebuild its infrastructure since then, leading to Israeli officials fearing that Iran can eventually create thousands of missiles that can put up against Israel’s air defenses.

“Last time Iran decided that they were better off not making a deal, and they were hit with Midnight Hammer,” Trump asserted when referring to Iran’s potential failure to reach a deal. “That did not work well for them. Hopefully, this time they will be more reasonable and responsible.”