Mossad Director Roman Gofman arrived in Washington on Friday for talks with CIA Director John Ratcliffe as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intensifies pressure on the U.S. to support a return to military hostilities against Iran. Gofman, a close confidant of Netanyahu, is also scheduled to meet with White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami to argue that the only way to eliminate Iran’s nuclear threat is by toppling the current regime.

President Donald Trump has resisted these demands, favoring continued naval blockades and economic sanctions over renewed combat. While Trump claimed on Thursday that he could end the conflict “immediately,” he stated that regional allies, including Saudi Arabia, have urged him to avoid escalation. The diplomatic friction follows media reports that the two leaders engaged in a “shouting match from hell” during a phone call over the weekend, an account that Netanyahu’s office has dismissed as fake news.