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JERUSALEM (AP) \u2014 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday is the first since the two leaders launched a joint war against Iran<\/span> and a chance for Netanyahu to smooth out strains in their relationship.<\/p>\n

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The meeting comes as both face growing pressures at home. Netanyahu is up for reelection and is embattled in part because of his deteriorating relationship with Trump. Trump is under pressure to end an unpopular war that has wreaked economic havoc<\/span> and driven prices higher<\/span> ahead of midterm elections this November.<\/p>\n

The two leaders also plan to discuss the framework agreement the U.S. and Israel signed with Lebanon over the Israel-Hezbollah war and the expansion of the Abraham Accords, according to a White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to preview the meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a little difference,\u201d Trump said Monday when asked by reporters if he and the Israeli prime minister were on the same page with Iran. \u201cBut pretty close, yeah.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Trump and Netanyahu\u2019s relationship has ebbed before<\/h2>\n

Trump has had a hot-and-cold history with Netanyahu<\/span> over the years, but upon his return to the White House last year, their alliance seemed stronger than ever. When they started the war together in February, it was with a united front, touting their respective militaries as acting in lockstep to take out Iran\u2019s leadership and pave the way for a government more friendly to the West.<\/p>\n

But as Iran fought back \u2014 sending drones and missiles slamming into U.S. bases and high-rises in cities in the Gulf, and choking off the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 Trump came under immense pressure both at home and by allies in the region to end the conflict.<\/p>\n

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Since then, Netanyahu, who wanted to continue the fighting in Iran and against its ally, Hezbollah, in Lebanon, has been sidelined as Trump sought a deal with Tehran. His visit to the White House this week comes as the disagreements with Trump and Vice President JD Vance have burst into the open over the war in Iran and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Americans are making it clear to the Israelis they are the ones who are running the war,\u201d Israeli journalist and political analyst Amit Segal wrote Monday in the daily newspaper, Israel Hayom. \u201cIt is clear to everyone that Israel has been put in the back seat.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Netanyahu keeping focus on Iran\u2019s nuclear program<\/h2>\n

With U.S.-Iran tensions flaring again in recent weeks, Netanyahu plans to share with Trump Israeli intelligence on Tehran\u2019s nuclear program, according to a person familiar with Netanyahu\u2019s visit, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. <\/p>\n

On Fox News Channel\u2019s \u201cSunday Morning Futures\u201d with Maria Bartiromo, Netanyahu said he hoped to sit down with Trump \u201cto hear what he has in mind\u201d for Iran.<\/p>\n

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