
Trump-Netanyahu Meeting Tests the Iran Endgame
Today’s lead: Trump and Netanyahu meet as Washington weighs an Iran deal and Israel brings evidence that Tehran is rebuilding its nuclear and missile capacity.
Also tracking: AIPAC is making opposition to Democratic leaders part of its closing argument against far-left candidates, while anti-Jewish and anti-Israel attacks span Crete, Toronto and Manchester.
In the wire: Mamdani rejects calls to lower the temperature after the Upper West Side stabbing, Lapid presents his alliance-reset case in Washington, and Qatar publicizes a palace meeting with rabbis.
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Trump-Netanyahu Meeting Tests the Iran Endgame
President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at the White House as Washington explores an agreement with Tehran and Israel presses the case that Iran is rebuilding its nuclear and missile capacity. Public reporting shows a tactical divide over the pace and targets of further military action, but both governments continue to frame the alliance as the mechanism for preventing an Iranian nuclear breakout.
- Trump and Netanyahu are scheduled to meet at the White House on Tuesday before attending Sen. Lindsey Graham’s funeral.
- Israeli officials say the agenda centers on Iran, alliance coordination and converting military pressure into a durable outcome.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel is prepared to strike Iranian energy targets but that Washington has not approved those attacks.
- Netanyahu is expected to present updated Israeli intelligence on Iran’s nuclear and missile rebuilding efforts, according to reviewed reports.
The alliance is moving from shared military pressure to a harder negotiation over what constitutes an acceptable end state with Iran. The measurable test is whether any diplomatic arrangement blocks nuclear reconstruction without trading away Israel’s freedom to act against a renewed threat.
AIPAC Makes the Far Left Defend Its Democratic Record
AIPAC is using far-left candidates’ past hostility toward Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as a closing argument in Democratic primaries, broadening the case beyond Israel policy. The strategy is visible in Michigan, where Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens used their final Senate debate to present sharply different positions on Israel and AIPAC.
- AIPAC’s campaign links far-left candidates’ anti-Israel positions to their prior attacks on mainstream Democratic leaders.
- Michigan’s final Democratic Senate debate placed Israel and AIPAC at the center of the candidates’ disagreement.
- Jewish Insider reports that El-Sayed is treating opposition to AIPAC and Israel as an electoral advantage.
Pro-Israel electoral messaging is testing whether the far left is more vulnerable when its Israel record is presented as part of a broader rejection of the Democratic coalition. Michigan and Missouri will show whether that frame travels beyond heavily engaged pro-Israel voters.
Anti-Jewish Threats Move From Vandalism to Gunfire
Authorities in Toronto are investigating gunfire at two locations of a Jewish-owned bakery chain, while Greater Manchester recorded a new wave of suspected antisemitic vandalism. On Crete, Israeli tourists said an anti-Israel mob stormed their hotel and that one Israeli was struck in the head by an air-rifle pellet.
- Toronto police are investigating gunfire at two locations of a Jewish-owned bakery chain.
- Haredi residents’ vehicles were vandalized in Greater Manchester amid a renewed series of suspected antisemitic attacks.
- Israeli tourists in Crete said assailants shouted anti-Israel slogans and that one Israeli was hit in the head with an air rifle.
The incidents show an international threat environment in which visible Jewish and Israeli targets are being selected across commercial, residential and travel settings. The shift from vandalism to projectile and firearm attacks raises the security stakes even where authorities have not yet established a common network or motive.
IRGC-Linked Media Publishes Threats Against Trump’s Family
Iran’s IRGC-linked Tasnim outlet published content identifying locations and people connected to first lady Melania Trump, suggesting methods for poisoning her and warning that Barron Trump was next. Multiple Israeli outlets reported the material as an explicit threat tied to a regime-affiliated media operation.
- Tasnim’s content listed stores used by the first lady and named people associated with her movements.
- The material suggested bribing members of her circle to poison her and included a threat against Barron Trump.
- Tasnim claimed it relied on information from anonymous security networks, according to the Jerusalem Post.
A regime-linked outlet is converting personal targeting information into intimidation against the U.S. president’s family, collapsing the line between propaganda and operational incitement. The episode demonstrates that Tehran’s coercive toolkit extends beyond battlefield retaliation to threats designed for political and psychological effect inside the United States.
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