To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE


SHARE THIS ARTICLE Printer friendly version of this page

Netanyahu, Trump Meet to Address US Tariffs, Iran Threat, Gaza Crisis

Chris Mitchell : Apr 7, 2025  CBN News

"I intend to speak with President Trump about how to confront Iranian aggression—and to protect Israel's security and economic interests." -Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli PM

(Jerusalem, Israel) — [CBN News] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Sunday to discuss the 17 percent tariff the US placed on Israel. (Screengrab image: via Fox News)

He addressed those tariffs as he left for Washington after a four-day state visit to Hungary. "And I can tell you that I am the first international leader, the first foreign leader, to meet with President Trump on an issue that is so important to the Israeli economy," he stated.

Netanyahu plans to meet on Monday with President Trump in the Oval Office, followed by public statements and a joint press conference.

At the top of the agenda: Iran. The president called it the "obvious subject."

"Well, there's a lot of things going on with the Middle East right now that have to be silenced," he noted.

Netanyahu also put the Tehran regime on the agenda.

"I intend to speak with President Trump about how to confront Iranian aggression—and to protect Israel's security and economic interests," the prime minister declared.

Iran's nuclear threat is growing as it steps up its production of enriched uranium. The International Atomic Energy Agency says it's just a short step away from having enough weapons-grade material for five or six nuclear weapons.

The concern over Iran intensified when Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz revealed intercepted Hamas internal documents that link Iran to the October 7th terror attacks launched by Hamas.

Katz claims the documents found in a Hamas tunnel prove Iran financed Hamas' plan to annihilate Israel. The terror group's slain former leaders, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif, asked a top Iranian military commander for $500 million.

As Katz put it, "This is definitive proof of Iran's support for Hamas' plan to destroy Israel and for the October 7th massacre."

Under the heading "The Destruction of Israel," the letter appealed for the money to "uproot this deformed entity (Israel)" and meet in a liberated Jerusalem.

In a show of military coordination, the US has quietly transferred another THAAD missile battery to Israel—one of America's most advanced air defense systems.

American officials say the move is intended to protect against a possible retaliatory strike from Iran if the US and Israel decide to target Iran's nuclear facilities directly.

US military action may also be leading Iranian-backed proxies in Iraq to back down. Reuters reports several Iraqi militias are ready to lay down their arms after US officials warned Baghdad they might be targeted for attack.

The White House meeting comes at a critical moment with both nations weighing the risks of confronting Iran and the cost of inaction.

Netanyahu's visit could shape the next steps in the region, diplomatically, militarily, and even prophetically. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

Chris Mitchell: CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief







SHARE THIS ARTICLE Printer friendly version of this page

To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE

Other Recent Articles from Breaking Christian News

'As Christ Has Done for Us': Family of Teacher Killed in Prank Offers Mercy to Students

Christian Leaders Help Defeat Colorado Attempt to Legalize 'Women as Commodities'

Trump Appoints Erika Kirk to Air Force Academy Board

'America First Always': President Trump Announces New Refinery Being Built in US; First in 50 Years

Pray: Pam Bondi Reportedly Forced onto Military Base as Threats against Trump Officials Grow

Senator Hawley Introduces the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act

Watch This Shock Voter Fraud Video in California; Then Tell Your Senator to Pass the SAVE America Act

Prayer and Action Alert: Senator Thune to Bring SAVE Act to the Senate Floor Next Week

Prayer Alert: Car Ramming and Shooter at Jewish Synagogue in Michigan-Early Report 'No Victims'

President Trump Posts a Couple Christian, Prophetic Videos on His Truth Social Account

Mount Rushmore's Independence Day Fireworks Are Back

Young Families Flock to Red States as Blue States Lose Children, Data Shows

Study: Trans Shooters Commit 'Disproportionate Shares of Mass Public and Active Shooting Attacks'

Karoline Leavitt Busts Democrats' 'Huge Myth' that SAVE America Act Hurts Married Women's Ability to Vote [Video]

Daycares Under Microscope as Prosecutors Stamp Out Fraud after Minnesota Firestorm

The Fate of Iran's National Women's Football Team Took a Deceptive Turn at the Last Minute; What Will Happen to Them?

US Strikes 16 Iranian Mine-Laying Boats Near Strait of Hormuz: Pentagon [Video]

ICE Houston Announces Arrests of over 400 Illegal Immigrants Charged With or Convicted of Child Sex Offenses in 2025

4 Ways Christians Can Pray for the Situation in Iran

New Media Network Combats Anti-American Spin by Featuring Veterans, Law Enforcement



Search the Articles Archives

Keyword:  
Author:  
Words Posted On:  
Day Month Year



Subscribe to
Breaking Christian News


Follow BCN on Twitter
Are You Praying for Our Government Leaders?
BCN Staff

Steve Shultz
Steve Shultz, Managing Editor
Founder and Owner


Aimee Herd
Aimee Herd, Editor


BCN Plus
Are You Praying for President Trump?
 
 

All articles on this site and emails from BCN are copyrighted property of Breaking Christian News. Permission is given to link to, or share a BCN story if proper attribution is given to both the original writer and summarizer of the story. Breaking Christian News 2005-2019. All Rights Reserved.


Breaking Christian News is a division of Elijah List Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved


Disclaimer: Articles and links, as well as the source articles linked to; do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Breaking Christian News.

editor@breakingchristiannews.com