SAEDNEWS: Some Hebrew-language media outlets consider the outcome of the Muscat meeting to be the reason behind Netanyahu’s hasty trip to Washington.
According to the political desk of Saed News, citing Tasnim, Channel 14 of Israeli regime television used the headline “Where has the fire broken out?” in its coverage of this issue, reflecting the extent of Netanyahu’s anxiety and the underlying reasons behind his rapid trip.
According to the Hebrew-language outlet, Benjamin Netanyahu announced yesterday that he would make a hasty trip to Washington. As part of this quickly arranged visit, Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with Trump on Wednesday.
Sources familiar with the matter told the Israeli media outlet that the main reason for this urgent trip is information received in Tel Aviv suggesting that Trump may be pursuing a potential agreement with Iran outside the framework of Tel Aviv’s demands and plans.
Israel has consistently claimed that it would only accept an agreement that leads to a complete halt of Iran’s nuclear program, the surrender of all enriched materials, and a firm commitment by Iran never to engage in uranium enrichment at any level in the future. Israel also insists that such an agreement must include a reduction in the range of Iran’s ballistic missiles so that they cannot reach the occupied territories, as well as a complete cessation of any support for proxy forces in the Middle East.
In this context, the Kan television network also reported that Israel is deeply concerned that Trump may retreat from the understandings previously reached with Israel before the start of negotiations with Iran.
According to this semi-official outlet, it is for this reason that Netanyahu’s visit to the White House was arranged rapidly and at the last minute.
During his visit to the United States, Netanyahu is expected to urge Trump to remain committed to the agreement reached with Tel Aviv.
The newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth also wrote in an analysis that Israel’s concerns intensified after it learned that the negotiations in Muscat had made progress and that the likelihood of reaching an agreement had increased.
