Trump and Netanyahu will be talking about the conflict in Iran, efforts to expand the Abraham Accords, and the framework agreement for peace in Lebanon.
A new framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, brokered by the Trump administration, aims to pave the way for peace, excluding Hezbollah and its backers in Iran from the process.
A new framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, brokered by the Trump administration, aims to pave the way for peace , excluding Hezbollah and its backers in Iran from the process. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, marking a “first step” toward peace after months of conflict involving Hezbollah . The deal was signed by the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the United States, Yechiel Leiter and Nada Hamadeh, respectively. KEY QUOTE: “In this performance-based trilateral framework agreement, Iran is out. Hezbollah is out. And the road to peace between Israel and Lebanon is in.” – Yechiel Leiter, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. IMPACT:…Open
A peace framework with Iran, and hope for cooperation with Ukraine, softened the tone on Tuesday at a Group of 7 gathering in France.
His changes to the proposed deal were potentially designed to speed up the process by putting pressure Iran to accept the current framework, one official said.
President Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. and Iran have had "good talks over the last 24 hours," and expressed confidence that a deal is possible in the coming days. Why it matters: The White House is waiting for Iran's response to a one-page memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end the war and set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations, as Axios first reported . - U.S. officials said they expect a response from Tehran in the next 24-48 hours. "We are not far, but there is no deal yet," one U.S. official said. Yes, but: Other U.S. officials are more skeptical a deal will come together. State of play: The White House wants a diplomatic breakthrough by the time Trump wraps his China trip next Friday, officials say. If no…