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Trump, Netanyahu Meet; Trump Warns Iran Over Pickaxe Site

7/28/2026

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Trump Meets Netanyahu

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House on Tuesday, July 28 2026.
Polls show the war is increasingly unpopular, with a majority of Americans disapproving and rising gasoline prices straining low-income families.
The Pentagon’s Defense Casualty Analysis System reclassified four service-member deaths under a new “Overseas Operations” category.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called for full transparency and accountability for the war’s human cost.

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Trump Threatens Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House on Tuesday, July 28 2026.
The clash was highlighted by Trump’s “f---ing crazy” remark toward Netanyahu during the meeting.
Trump warned the U.S. would hit Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site if no deal.
Netanyahu’s visit followed the February strike that killed Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

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Trump Meets Netanyahu

U.S. President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday, July 28 2026.
The closed-door session was framed as easing U.S.–Israel tensions and coordinating Iran-war steps, as the United States paused airstrikes after advisers warned of limited munitions.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the meeting positive and productive.
Netanyahu pledged to share Israeli intelligence on Iran’s nuclear program, including Pickaxe Mountain activity.

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Historical Context

After the 2003 Bush-Sharon White House meeting that launched the Iraq invasion—an effort shaped by the neoconservative Project for the New American Century (founded 1997) and justified by 935 false statements about WMDs—U.S. public opinion soured. The July 28 2026 Trump-Netanyahu summit echoes that coordination, now facing heightened congressional demand for transparency.

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Trump Meets Netanyahu

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House on Tuesday, July 28 2026.
Polls show the war is increasingly unpopular, with a majority of Americans disapproving and rising gasoline prices straining low-income families.
The Pentagon’s Defense Casualty Analysis System reclassified four service-member deaths under a new “Overseas Operations” category.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called for full transparency and accountability for the war’s human cost.

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