Mossad chief in Washington for talks on Iran, report says

Mossad chief Roman Gofman was in Washington on Friday for talks with senior Trump administration officials about the war in Iran, according to an Axios report citing three people familiar with the visit. The meetings came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was pressing President Donald Trump to restart the war, while Trump had resisted calls to resume strikes.

Gofman was due to meet CIA Director John Ratcliffe and was expected to travel to Miami to see White House envoy Steve Witkoff. Mossad, the CIA and the White House declined to comment, Axios said. Israel’s Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu did not disclose the trip to Gadi Eisenkot, a potential prime ministerial candidate, during a security briefing the previous day. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said further military action was unnecessary, citing the economic impact of sanctions on Iran.