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With the fighting in Iran over, President Trump is considering whether to pursue a new nuclear agreement with Tehran. He is also urging a new cease-fire deal to end the fighting in Gaza.
July 7, 2025Updated 7:20 a.m. ET
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel landed in Washington on Monday for talks with President Trump, in what will be their first meeting since the two leaders launched unprecedented strikes on Iran and as the U.S. president pushes for a cease-fire in Gaza.
Just last month, Mr. Trump ordered American stealth bombers to join an Israeli military offensive against Iran’s nuclear and ballistic weapons program — a fierce assault that was met by Iranian missile attacks in Israeli cities.
With the fighting in Iran over, Mr. Trump is considering whether to pursue a new nuclear agreement with Tehran. He is also urging a new cease-fire deal to end the fighting in Gaza.
Here’s what’s at stake in the upcoming meeting between the two leaders, their third since Mr. Trump returned to office.
The future of the Gaza war
Many in Israel and Gaza hope Mr. Netanyahu’s meeting with Mr. Trump will pave the way for a new truce that would end 21 months of war and free the hostages still held there in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
Israel and Hamas have previously agreed to two short-lived cease-fires. The last one, which Israel ended in mid-March, saw more than 1,500 Palestinian prisoners released during exchanges for 30 hostages and the bodies of eight others.
