Netanyahu's Iran Gambit: Inside the Trump White House Summit and Middle East Power Play

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu jetted off to Washington on Wings of Zion around February 11, landing for his seventh faceoff with President Trump since the reelection, according to ILTV Israel News reports, aiming to hammer home Israels red lines on Irans ballistic missile buildup amid Oman talks. He met Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Blair House that morning per the US State Department schedule, then huddled with Trump at the White House, pushing intelligence showing Tehran could churn out thousands of missiles fast if unchecked, ILTV detailed, while signaling Israel as a force multiplier for any US strikes. Netanyahu voiced skepticism on a US-Iran breakthrough, telling Asharq Al-Awsat and Xinhua hed only back a deal curbing both nukes and missiles, framing Iran as weakened with proxies crumbling. Trump reportedly eyed a good deal but no definitive pact yet, FDD Overnight Brief noted, as Netanyahu signed onto Trumps Board of Peace initiative with Rubio, skipping an in-person AIPAC bash back in DC per Times of Israel. Backlash brewed at home: earlier on February 9, Bibi reposted a fiery X rant by ex-Likud spokesman Erez Tadmor slamming former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar for allegedly falsifying October 7 intel probes and crowning himself de facto PM to thwart Bibi, Times of Israel exposed, fueling election-year blame-shifting amid a 55-page doc blasting security brass that drew liar jabs from Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and nebbish digs from Naftali Bennett. Gaza stayed hot with IDF Rafah strikes after tunnel ambushes, ILTV confirmed, as experts buzzed Netanyahu could nudge Trump toward toppling Tehran. No fresh social media flares popped post-Washington, but whispers of no second trip signal diplomatic jitters, Mondoweiss speculated without firm proof. Bibi returned skeptical yet upbeat Thursday, Times of Israel quoted, eyeing historic curbs on Iran that could etch his legacy amid proxy woes and polls.

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