Israel has denied accusations that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\nis trying to dictate the direction of US foreign policy to President\nDonald Trump, particularly regarding Iran. Tel Aviv authorities stressed\nthat the two close allies hold completely aligned views. It was also\nemphasised that Netanyahu and Trump maintain close coordination,\nespecially concerning the war against Iran.<\/p>\n
The assertion, as reported by Axios and Anadolu Agency on Wednesday\n(29\/7\/2026), was made by the communications director for the Israeli\nPrime Minister, Tzipi Hotovely, while speaking to journalists on the\nsidelines of Netanyahu\u2019s visit to meet Trump at the White House this\nweek. \u201cThe claim that Israel is urging the US to take specific steps on\nthe Iran issue is not true,\u201d Hotovely said in her statement.<\/p>\n
Hotovely\u2019s statement followed Trump\u2019s open criticism of Netanyahu for\npublicly discussing concerns about Iran\u2019s underground nuclear facility,\nMount Pickaxe. Trump complained that Netanyahu had not first discussed\nthe matter privately with him. However, Trump suggested that Netanyahu\u2019s\nmove was a tactic to persuade the US to remain involved in the conflict\nwith Iran.<\/p>\n
Hotovely clarified that Netanyahu was not dictating to the US\nPresident or pressuring him to steer policy in a particular direction.\n\u201cThe Prime Minister is not dictating to the US President what to do or\npushing him towards a certain policy. Both sides equally want to prevent\nIran from obtaining nuclear weapons,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu held talks with Trump at the White House on Tuesday (28\/7)\nlocal time, marking their first meeting since the war against Iran\nbegan. The meeting was held behind closed doors. White House Press\nSecretary Karoline Leavitt described the Trump-Netanyahu meeting as\n\u201cgood and productive\u201d. In a statement via Instagram, Netanyahu said the\nconversation was one of the best the two have ever had. According to\nHotovely, besides discussing Iran, the two leaders also talked about the\npossibility of normalising relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.\nShe added that the issue of US sales of F-35 stealth fighter jets to\nTurkey, which Israel opposes, was not discussed during the meeting, nor\ndid Trump demand that Israel withdraw its troops from areas they\noccupy.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/netanyahu-denies-dictating-trump-on-iran-1785313418", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }