According to a report by Axios citing sources familiar with the matter, Mossad Director Roman Gofman is visiting the United States to meet with senior officials from the Trump administration. The trip is part of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to encourage U.S. President Donald Trump to restart military action against Iran.
Key Meetings: Axios reported that Gofman met with CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Washington on Friday and is scheduled to meet White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami. Witkoff recently returned from Moscow, where he and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Official Silence: The Mossad, the CIA, and the White House have all declined to comment on Gofman's visit.
Different Views in Israel: While Netanyahu is pushing to renew the war, Israeli defense officials reportedly see no immediate need for strikes and prefer that any future military operations be carried out alongside the United States.
Status of U.S.-Iran Talks: The meetings are happening during a period of uncertainty around U.S.-Iran negotiations, though Israeli officials believe diplomacy has not completely ended. On Thursday, President Trump announced that he told Vice President JD Vance to step back from talks with Tehran to focus on domestic issues in Democratic-led U.S. cities and states. Trump stated online that the U.S. does not need a deal with Iran, claiming the U.S. already holds hundreds of billions of dollars of Iranian money and controls their strait.