The director of Israel’s Mossad, Roman Gofman, was reportedly in Washington, D.C., Friday to meet with CIA Director John Ratcliffe regarding resuming the war with Iran.
Axios reported, based on three unnamed sources, that Gofman, one of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest confidants, will make the case for reinitiating combat operations.
He was then expected to travel to Miami to confer with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff, according to one of the sources.
The CIA, the White House, and Mossad, Israel’s top intelligence agency, all declined to comment for the Axios story.
Gofman’s visit comes after Trump and Netanyahu reportedly got into a shouting match on a call last week as the prime minister pushed the president to renew combat operations against Iran.
Opposition to the war in Iran was one of the top voter issues driving Democrats’ wave election results, according to exit polling by NBC News.
Axios noted that Trump has resisted calls to resume military strikes, instead siding with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates’ view to “continue a naval blockade and economic pressure campaign against Iran, while seeing if a deal is possible.”
Trump told podcast host Stephen A. Smith Thursday, “Saudi Arabia has asked me to please just let it be the way it is now for a while, because [Iran is] disintegrating. Qatar …, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, all of them would much prefer the waiting period.”
Trump on Iran:
I could end it immediately, but at the request of the nations that I’m looking to protect, we are doing it a little bit longer, a little bit more civilly.
Saudi Arabia has asked me to please just let it be the way it is now for a while because they’re disintegrating.
Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, all of them would much prefer the waiting period.
— Clash Report (@clashreport) November 13, 2026
The White House said in a statement to Fox News earlier this week, “The United States is in a very strong position with control of the Strait of Hormuz and the Iranian economy collapsing.”
“The President has been clear that the greatest naval blockade in history, Operation Economic Outcast, and the new Operation Iron Gate will continue with full effect. President Trump holds all the cards and will do whatever is best for the United States.”
Operation Iron Gate is designed to prevent “the movement of advanced weapons systems, dual-use technologies, sanctioned materials, and illegal revenue streams across Iran’s land borders and the Caspian Sea,” U.S. Central Command said in a news release last week.
https://t.co/xUcO520Enu
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) November 7, 2026
The reported push by Netanyahu for military action is likely being prompted by his Likud Party coalition losing seats in the parliamentary elections held on Oct. 27. The Likud bloc now has 53 of the 61 needed for a majority in the Knesset.
The Associated Press reported that Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, on Saturday gave opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot the first opportunity to form a governing coalition.
Eisenkot has six weeks to bring together a majority from various political parties.
During this time period, Netanyahu remains in control of the levers of power in Israel.
If Eisenkot fails to bring together a governing coalition, Netanyahu will be given the opportunity. If no party can knit together a majority, new elections will have to be held, likely sometime in early 2027.
Trending: BREAKING UPDATE: FAA Issues Nationwide Ground Stop (Air Traffic Control Audio) – UPDATE: National Ground Stop Lifted
Netanyahu would stay on as prime minister during the interim.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
Ad block users: Some site features may not work correctly while an ad blocker is enabled, because they break scripts and content this website depends on. If you can’t see comments below, for example, please disable your ad blocker.
