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Report: Dermer met with Trump at the White House to discuss Iran talks, Gaza war

By Reuters and ToI Staff 9 May 2025, 5:28 am Edit
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on April 28, 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)

US President Trump met Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer on Thursday and discussed the nuclear talks with Iran and Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, Axios reports, citing two sources briefed on the meeting.

The meeting was held at the White House and was not made public by the US or Israel, according to Axios.

Dermer met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday and had several meetings in the White House including one with Trump on Thursday, Axios reports.

Thursday’s meeting was also attended by Vice President JD Vance, Rubio, and US special envoy Steve Witkoff, the report adds.

Dermer is in Washington for meetings with senior US officials ahead of Trump’s upcoming visit to the region next week.

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