US President Donald Trump said he had a “great discussion” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Iran and trade, during their meeting at the White House on Monday.
He also told reporters at the White House after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that “the Gaza war will stop in the near future after exceeding an obstacle to the prisoner exchange agreement,” noting that Netanyahu is working hard to release the prisoners.
He continued, “The pressure on Hamas may eventually succeed,” considering that “controlling the Gaza Strip and its possession will be a good thing,” according to his description.
“Israel is working on a new agreement to release the hostages in Gaza,” he added, noting that Washington is helping Israel with 4 billion dollars annually.
Talks with Iran
As for Iran, the US President said that “the United States will hold direct talks with Iran,” adding that “Iran should stop supporting the Houthis.”
He also continued, “We prefer to reach an agreement with Iran … and it is in the interest of Iran for the negotiations to be successful.”
As for the Iranian -backed Houthi group, Trump said, “Our strikes against the Houthis were painful,” noting that it had passed 3 bad weeks for the Houthis “and this may continue.”
He also said, “We destroyed the Houthis and prevented them from firing rockets and marches.”
For his part, the Israeli Prime Minister said that he discussed with Trump “the situation in Gaza, the prisoners and the human suffering experienced by the detainees,” adding, “We are working to launch the remaining 59 detainees.”
“America always stands next to us.”
This is the second visit of the Prime Minister to Washington, after the US President hosted it in early February.
During the first visit, Trump surprised the world by revealing his plan on the United States’ control of the Gaza Strip, with the aim of developing it real estate and economically and making it a “Middle East Rvira”, according to his phrase.
As for this time, the visit comes as the world “shock” the announcement last week comes to impose high customs duties on the United States’ trading partners, which prompted global stock markets to a state of turmoil.
