Mossad chief in Washington for talks on Iran, report says

Mossad chief in Washington for talks on Iran, report says

Roman Gofman, chief of Israeli spy agency Mossad and one of Benjamin Netanyahu's closest confidants, was in Washington on Friday for talks with senior Trump administration officials about the war in Iran, Axios reported, citing three sources with knowledge of the matter.

 The visit comes as the Israeli prime minister is pressing President Trump to resume the war against Iran. Axios said Gofman was to meet CIA Director John Ratcliffe and later expected to travel to Miami to meet White House envoy Steve Witkoff.

Mossad, the CIA and the White House declined to comment, Axios said.

Meanwhile Israel's Channel 12 news reported that Gofman’s trip was not disclosed to Israeli prime ministerial hopeful Gadi Eisenkot in his Thursday security briefing with Netanyahu.

Trump, who suffered a defeat in the midterm elections, has resisted the pressure to resume strikes on Iran. Also, on Friday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that further military action against Iran was unnecessary because the "economic pain" inflicted by the US sanctions on Tehran "was so great".