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US envoy Witkoff meets Netanyahu for Iran talks amid rising tensions
The talks come as tensions between Washington and Tehran rise, driven by a US military buildup in the Gulf and repeated threats of military action by Trump.
US envoy Witkoff meets Netanyahu for Iran talks amid rising tensions
The meeting was also attended by the heads of Israel’s security agencies. / AP

US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in West Jerusalem on Tuesday for talks on Iran, Israeli media reported.

The meeting was also attended by the heads of Israel’s security agencies, Netanyahu’s office told The Times of Israel news portal.

The meeting was held shortly after Witkoff arrived in Israel for talks with senior officials there on the Iranian issue and the implementation of the second phase of President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan.

In recent days, several countries have stepped in and offered to mediate between Tehran and Washington to ease tensions, with Türkiye playing a particularly active role.

SOURCE:AA
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