New Delhi, April 5 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit the White House on Monday (April 7). A senior US official confirmed the arrangement on Saturday, as the two countries battle extremely thorny issues, including President Donald Trump's shock imposition of 17 percent tariffs on Israeli imports.

Netanyahu would become the first foreign leader to meet President Donald Trump in person following the imposition of sweeping new US tariffs. The visit is likely to focus on negotiations to remove those tariffs, as well as discussions on the Iran nuclear threat and the ongoing war in Gaza, the report stated.

Trump first mentioned the possibility of Netanyahu visiting Washington during remarks to reporters on Air F...