Report: Barnea, Dermer visit Washington for talks on Iran nuclear program

Citing unnamed US officials, the Walla news site reports that Mossad chief David Barnea and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer are in Washington for talks on Iran’s nuclear program.

The talks come after reports yesterday that a recent phone call between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was marked by a heated disagreement over how best to prevent Iran from reaching a nuclear weapon.

Washington has been engaged in negotiations with Tehran for a new nuclear deal, while Israel has reportedly been preparing for potential strikes on nuclear facilities, should those negotiations fail.

Trump announced earlier this week that the US had made “real progress” during the most recent round of talks, and suggested that an announcement on the matter could come in “the next two days.”