Mossad chief Roman Gofman visits Washington for talks on Iran

Mossad chief Roman Gofman visited Washington for talks with Trump administration officials, including CIA Director John Ratcliffe, amid reported pressure from PM Netanyahu to resume military action against Iran.

Mossad chief Roman Gofman is visiting Washington for talks with senior Trump administration officials regarding the war with Iran, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Gofman, considered one of Benjamin Netanyahu's closest confidants, is visiting the US amid the prime minister's pressure on President Trump to renew the war against Iran. Gofman has met with CIA Director John Ratcliffe and is expected to meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House envoy Steve Witkoff. Trump has so far rejected Netanyahu's pressure, and has responded to requests from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE not to return to war, but to try to reach an agreement with Iran or continue the economic blockade. Behind the scenes, Israeli opposition leaders fear that Netanyahu will try to launch an attack on Iran in order to undermine efforts to form a new government.