United States President Donald Trump consulted with Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer in a formerly unpublicized conference at the White Home on Thursday to go over Israel’s war in Gaza and the upcoming 4th round of nuclear talks with Iran, 2 sources verified to Axios.
The conference– held simply days before Trump is set to start a prominent Middle East trip– is significant both for its reported timing and its discretion. Neither the United States nor Israel openly acknowledged the conference, which comes in the middle of stretched coordination in between the 2 allies. Likewise going to the White Home conference were Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, authorities stated.
According to sources knowledgeable about the matter, the conversation concentrated on Israel’s looming due date for a ceasefire-hostage handle Hamas and the Sunday nuclear settlements arranged in Muscat in between the United States and Iran. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will apparently lead the Iranian delegation, while Witkoff is anticipated to represent Washington.
The Dermer conference follows a significant diplomatic rift previously in the week when Trump shocked Israeli authorities by revealing a truce with Yemen’s Houthi group, worked out through Oman. The Houthis, lined up with Iran, had actually introduced a rocket that landed near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport simply days previously, triggering Israeli airstrikes on essential Houthi facilities.