By Reuters
JERUSALEM: Israel鈥檚 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he expects to travel to the United States next week for meetings with President Donald Trump, after a 鈥済reat victory鈥 in a 12-day war with Iran last month.
Netanyahu said in a statement ahead of a cabinet meeting that the visit will also include talks with other top officials, such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Trump鈥檚 Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
鈥淲e still have a few things to finalize in order to reach a trade agreement in addition to other matters,鈥 he said, referring to Trump鈥檚 tariff plans. 鈥淚鈥檒l also have meetings with congressional and Senate leaders and some security meetings.鈥
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Trump last month announced a ceasefire ending the hostilities between Israel and Iran.
The U.S. president said last week that his administration would send letters to a number of countries notifying them of their higher tariff rates before July 9, when the duties are scheduled to revert from a temporary 10% level to a range of between 11% and 50% announced on April 2 and subsequently suspended.
The U.S. initially set a 17% tariff on Israeli goods sold in the United States.