Trump And Netanyahu Meet On February 11 To Discuss Iran.

Washington DC; February 2026: US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet in Washington, DC, on February 11th to discuss Iran. Israeli media and officials stated on February 07th that Trump and Netanyahu will discuss the United States’ negotiations with Iran. Israeli media reported on February 08th that Israeli defence officials told US officials that Iran’s ballistic missile program poses an existential threat to Israel. The Israeli officials noted that Israel is prepared to launch a unilateral attack against Iran to destroy its missile stockpiles and production facilities if Iran crosses an “unspecified red line”.

Israeli officials have also consistently said that negotiations must include limitations on Iran’s ballistic missile program. The Israeli Prime Minister’s office publicly announced that Netanyahu will travel to the United States at 1350 ET, hours after Trump said that a deal with Iran that “only covers nuclear issues” would be acceptable to him. No other US officials have repeated Trump’s purported position that a narrower deal focused only on the nuclear issue would be acceptable. 

Iran has not changed its negotiating position, which makes a diplomatic breakthrough in future talks unlikely unless the United States alters its negotiating position. Iran and the United States held talks in Muscat, Oman, on February 06th to establish a framework for future negotiations. The United States has reportedly told Iran that it expects Iran to make tangible concessions on its nuclear program, according to two sources familiar with the matter who spoke to Israeli media.

Iran remains unlikely to compromise on limits to its ballistic missile program, support for its proxies and partners in the region, and enrichment levels. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on February 8 that the issue of missiles and “the region” are off the negotiating table. Araghchi added that Iran would never accept zero enrichment and reiterated that Iran has the right to enrich uranium. The United States and Iran will hold a new round of talks sometime early in the week of February 08th.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) affiliated media outlet has reported on February 08^th, that Iran may target supply centers and ports in the region if the United States or Israel attacks Iran. The outlet has further implied that Iran may specifically target the King Fahd Industrial Port in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, or similar facilities in the Persian Gulf.

The King Fahd Industrial Port in Jubail is one of the largest industrial ports in the Middle East, and it handles approximately 20% of Saudi trade throughput and approximately one-fifth of Saudi total transits. The United States uses Saudi port facilities as a key logistics and prepositioning point for US forces in the region. The media outlet has warned that an Iranian attack targeting a Persian Gulf port facilities such as the King Fahd Industrial Port, could cause the port to close, which would have significant economic impacts on oil exports and the global market.

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