Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump said nothing definitive was decided during his "very good" meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday (February 11) but that negotiations with Iran toward a deal would continue.
"There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a Deal can be consummated," Trump posted on Truth Social. "Additionally, we discussed the tremendous progress being made in Gaza, and the Region in general."
Netanyahu had been expected to push for Trump to widen talks with Iran beyond its nuclear program to include limits on Tehran's missile arsenal and other security threats. In their seventh meeting since Trump returned to office last year, Netanyahu - whose visit was more muted than usual and closed to the press - was looking to influence the next round of U.S. discussions with Iran following nuclear negotiations held in Oman last Friday.
The two leaders met for nearly three hours.
Later Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday (February 11), that Israel will join U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" initiative, during his visit to Washington where he met Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
After meeting Rubio on Wednesday, Netanyahu posted on X that he "signed Israel's accession as a member of the 'Board of Peace.'" Netanyahu was in Washington to discuss Iran with Trump.
A U.N. Security Council resolution, adopted in mid-November, authorized the board and countries working with it to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza, where a fragile ceasefire began in October under a Trump plan on which Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas signed off.
Under Trump's Gaza plan, the board was meant to supervise Gaza's temporary governance. Trump thereafter said the board, with him as chair, would be expanded to tackle global conflicts. The board will hold its first meeting on February 19 in Washington to discuss Gaza's reconstruction.
