Mossad chief visits Washington for Iran war talks
Israeli intelligence director Roman Gofman arrived in Washington on Friday to discuss the ongoing conflict with Iran with senior Trump administration officials.
High level meetings planned
Axios reported that Gofman met CIA Director John Ratcliffe during his visit. He will also make a trip to Miami to speak with White House envoy Steve Witkoff. Three sources familiar with the matter told Axios about these scheduled discussions. The director of Israel's Mossad agency was in the US capital on Friday.
Netanyahu pushes for strikes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel urges President Donald Trump to restart military operations against Iran right now. Trump stated he could use force right now if allies or ships were threatened. The US and Israel launched a war on February 28 which prompted Tehran to retaliate with missiles. A memorandum of understanding signed in June intended to pave the way for peace collapsed.
Rubio opposes further action
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said further military action against Iran was unnecessary on Friday. He argued that economic pain from US sanctions on Tehran was so great it sufficed. Gadi Eisenkot did not receive disclosure about the trip during his Thursday security briefing with Netanyahu. Mossad, the CIA and the White House declined to comment on the visit.
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