Trump says Iran wants to meet and Hamas wants a ceasefire
The meeting on Monday was the leaders' first face-to-face since the United States struck Iranian nuclear sites just over two weeks ago, amid the conflict between Israel and Iran.
Trump said at the outset, "We had a tremendous success together, and I think it will only go on to be even greater success in the future."
Netanyahu said he nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for "forging peace, as we speak, in one country and one region after the other."
Asked about a possible resumption of nuclear talks with Iran, Trump said the country "would like to meet, and we're going to have a meeting."
Trump's Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff added that the talks would take place "in the next week or so."
On prospects for Hamas to agree to a truce in Gaza, Trump said, "They want to meet and they want to have that ceasefire."
The US president appears eager to score diplomatic points in the Middle East. But it remains unclear how Iran and Hamas might respond.
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