Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will push U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (February 11, 2026) to take a tougher stance in nuclear talks with Iran, after rushing to Washington to stiffen Mr. Trump's resolve. But Mr. Netanyahu, making his sixth visit to the United States since Mr. Trump took office, will also be urging the U.S. leader to take a harder line on arch-foe Iran's ballistic missile programme. "Either we will make a deal or we will have to do something very tough like last time," Mr. Trump told Axios. Wednesday's (February 11, 2026) meeting will be the sixth encounter between the two leaders on U.S. soil since Mr. Trump returned to office in January 2025 -- five times at the White House and once at the Republican's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. A seventh meeting took place in Jerusalem in October when Mr. Trump announced a ceasefire in Gaza.

Source: The Hindu February 11, 2026 14:08 UTC