Is Netanyahu’s star waning in Washington? His latest meeting with Trump suggests it may be

Benjamin Netanyahu made his eighth visit to meet Donald Trump this week, but The Conversation (UK) reports the reception was notably cool compared to past meetings. Trump reportedly dismissed Netanyahu's intelligence briefings on Iran, brushed off Israeli objections to selling F-35 jets to Turkey, and praised Turkish president Erdoğan instead. According to the outlet, Trump halted planned military operations against Iran just a day before the meeting, citing depleted air defense stocks and rising oil prices from regional attacks. With Israeli elections looming at the end of October and Netanyahu trailing in the polls, the shift in tone from Washington adds pressure on his political standing at home.

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