
Washington (AP) – President Donald Trump said Monday the US holds direct talks to Iran about the nuclear program.
The President, in the comments of reporters after meeting the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, said Tehran talks began Saturday. He forced Tehran not to get nuclear weapons. Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to visit Trump since he Released tariffs in countries around the world.
If Netanyahu’s visit succeeded in carrying or eliminating Israel’s tariffs remained visible, but how it was playingPut the stage how other leaders in the worldTry to solve new tariffs.
Trump welcomes the Prime Minister of Israel with a strong handshake when he arrives for talks.
Trump ignores the asked questions from journalists about tumbles around the world and if he depends on Tarko in Israel.
Before their meeting, the White House announced that Trump’s plans and Netanyyahu that a joint news conference was canceled. The White House does not give any immediate explanation of why it is scraped, but Trump and Netanyahu are expected to make comments to journalist at the start of the Oval Office office.
Netanyahu’s office focuses on his quick organized Washington visit to tariffs, while highlighted that two leaders discuss large geopolitical issues includingGaza WarIranian tensions, Israel-turkey are tight and the International Criminal Court, whichIssuing a warrant of arrest against Israeli leaderlast year. Trump in February signed aExecutive command executes ICC sanctionsto investigate Israel.
Ahead of his meeting in Netanyahu, Trump made a call to the French president Emmanuel Macron, President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi by Abdullah II. All three leaders are the main interlocutors in the efforts to stress the stress in the Middle East and end the war on Israel-Hamas.
Engagement was organized by Macron, according to a French government official unauthorized to commenting on the public and remarked in conditions of unknown.
The Prime Minister was short after arriving at Washington on the evening Sunday evening Trump administration commerce Howard Helde Jameon Greer, to talk about Tarko. And Nethanyahu met Monday with Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy in the Middle East, ahead of his sitting with the President.
Trump and Netanyyahu are also expectedFuture Independent State.
Eytan Gilboa, an expert in US relationships, said he expected to use tariffs as coercion of consciences from Netanyahu.
In case of Israel, thatConcessions may not be economically. Trump can be pure pressure on Netanyahu to succeed at the endGaza War– At least by some interim truce with Hamas to stop fighting and free hostages.
Gilboa said Trump hoped to return from his first trip overseas – It was expected next month to face the relationships of Israel, which may need important relationships with Israel in Gaza.
If he conducts action toward the relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, acting as a regional diplomatic customer in the pressure of Iran,Trump threatens new sanctionsand suggested military action of its nuclear program.
In a preemptive step last week, Israel announced all tariffs of things from the US, most of the products imported, according to a statement from Netanyahu’s office.
The statement did not mention Trump’s future tariffs, announced the following day, but said the Israelis step would strengthen the top trading partner, the United States. Israel is not a primary trade with US trade
But tactics failed, and there was a 17% rate, Israel is just one of the countries that are targeted at the tariffs of the so-called Tarics of Trump.
Although Israel is a small market for US products, the United States is an important partner in Israel. Most of that trade for high-tech services, not directly affected by tariffs, but the key to Israeli industries can be affected.
Israeli Association Manufacturers estimate that the tariffs cost Israel about $ 3 billion in exports each year including biotechnology, chemicals, plastic and electronics. The World Bank says Israel’s gross domestic product, a scale of economic output, over $ 500 billion per year.
“Damage never stops exports,” says Ron Tomer, the President of the Group. “It is annoying with investors, encourage companies to leave Israel and destroy our image as a whole world center change.” He calls for the government to work immediately with economic protection.
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