PM said to tell Dermer, Mossad chief to meet with Witkoff before next US-Iran talks

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

L to R: US envoy Steve Witkoff meets families of hostages in Tel Aviv, on May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty); Mossad chief David Barnea attends a ceremony at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, on April 23, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
L to R: US envoy Steve Witkoff meets families of hostages in Tel Aviv, on May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty); Mossad chief David Barnea attends a ceremony at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, on April 23, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructs Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Mossad chief David Barnea to meet with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in the near future, Channel 13 reports.

The two senior officials are meant to meet Witkoff before the next round of US-Iran nuclear talks, which are expected to be held this weekend.

The development takes place after Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump spoke at length on Monday about Iran’s nuclear program.

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