Trump will meet with Netanyahu for the first time since Iran war began

By — Erin Cunningham, Associated Press Erin Cunningham, Associated Press By — Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trump-will-meet-with-netanyahu-for-the-first-time-since-iran-war-began Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump will meet with Netanyahu for the first time since Iran war began World Jul 28, 2026 10:25 AM EDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday is the first since the two leaders launched a joint war against Iran and a chance for Netanyahu to smooth out strains in their relationship. WATCH LIVE: Sen. Lindsey Graham remembered in funeral service at Washington National Cathedral The meeting comes as both face growing pressures at home. Netanyahu is up for reelection and is embattled in part because of his deteriorating relationship with Trump. Trump is under pressure to end an unpopular war that has wreaked economic havoc and driven prices higher ahead of midterm elections this November. The two leaders also plan to discuss the framework agreement the U.S. and Israel signed with Lebanon over the Israel-Hezbollah war and the expansion of the Abraham Accords, according to a White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to preview the meeting. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. "We have a little difference," Trump said Monday when asked by reporters if he and the Israeli prime minister were on the same page with Iran. "But pretty close, yeah." Trump and Netanyahu's relationship has ebbed before Trump has had a hot-and-cold history with Netanyahu over the years, but upon his return to the White House last year, their alliance seemed stronger than ever. When they started the war together in February, it was with a united front, touting their respective militaries as acting in lockstep to take out Iran's leadership and pave the way for a government more friendly to the West. READ MORE: Zelenskyy will visit Trump at the White House before Sen. Graham's funeral But as Iran fought back — sending drones and missiles slamming into U.S. bases and high-rises in cities in the Gulf, and choking off the Strait of Hormuz — Trump came under immense pressure both at home and by allies in the region to end the conflict. Since then, Netanyahu, who wanted to continue the fighting in Iran and against its ally, Hezbollah, in Lebanon, has been sidelined as Trump sought a deal with Tehran. His visit to the White House this week comes as the disagreements with Trump and Vice President JD Vance have burst into the open over the war in Iran and more. WATCH: U.S. air defense supply shrinks during Iran war, leaving experts concerned "The Americans are making it clear to the Israelis they are the ones who are running the war," Israeli journalist and polit