President Trump took a barrage of questions from reporters Monday afternoon during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House.

Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump said the U.S. would hold direct talks with Iran, is working on a new ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, and told Netanyahu to “be reasonable” amid spiraling tensions with Turkey.

Netanyahu arrived Monday in Washington for a hastily arranged visit at Trump’s insistence, but he said little as Trump fielded questions from reporters on a range of topics.

Still, Netanyahu issued concern over the danger Turkey poses to Israel, said Iran should give up its nuclear weapons aspirations, and appealed to negotiate away Trump’s tariffs on the country.

Here are five takeaways from the meeting:

Iran talks set for Saturday

Trump said the U.S. would hold direct talks with Iran over its nuclear weapons programs starting on Saturday. Trump did not name the U.S. officials participating, or say where the meeting would take place, but said it was a “high-level” delegation.

The talks mark the first concrete effort at diplomacy toward Tehran during Trump’s second term.

Netanyahu reportedly wants the U.S. to greenlight a military operation to wipe out Iran’s nuclear facilities – a risky operation that experts and U.S. officials say is both practically difficult and unlikely to prevent the Islamic Republic from eventually developing a nuclear weapon.

Trump warned Iran would be “in great danger” if talks are not successful.

US ‘looking at another ceasefire’ in Gaza

Trump said the U.S. is working to get hostages released by Hamas and put in place a new ceasefire in the Gaza........

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