Washington DC, July 29 -- US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a 90-minute meeting at the White House to discuss regional security issues and ongoing tensions over Iran, according to a report by Axios, citing a senior Israeli official.

The bilateral engagement marked their first face-to-face dialogue since the onset of the Iran conflict, following weeks of friction between Washington and Tel Aviv over military strategy.

While the White House characterised the dialogue as "positive and productive", Netanyahu subsequently described the interaction as "one of the best conversations I've ever had" with Trump, reaffirming a joint commitment to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

During the ...