Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards a plane en route to El Salvador at Panama Pacifico International Airport in Panama City on Feb. 3, 2025. (MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/Pool AP/AFP via Getty Images)
Netanyahu, for his part, had signaled growing momentum between the U.S. and his country to curtail Iran's nuclear program, telling reporters after the Sunday meeting, "I have no doubt we can and will finish the job."
However, this was sharply disputed by Baghaei.
"You cannot threaten Iran on one hand and claim to support dialogue on the other hand," he added.
Baghaei’s remarks come after Netanyahu boasted that Israeli military operations have weakened Iran's proxy groups in the Middle East, including the Palestinian terror group Hamas.
"We can and will finish the job," the Israeli prime minister said.
ISRAEL WILL ‘MAKE SURE’ HAMAS DOES NOT STAY IN POWER IN GAZA, DANNY DANON WARNS
President Trump has said he wants to "take over" Gaza. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images | Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Trump last week suggested removing Palestinians from Gaza, so the territory could be developed under U.S. ownership.
He has since said he stands by the plan, despite broad concerns and criticism of further conflict and displacement.
"I'm committed to buying and owning Gaza," Trump said then. "As far as us rebuilding it, we may give it to other states in the Middle East to build sections of it, other people may do it, through our auspices. But we’re committed to owning it, taking it, and making sure that Hamas doesn’t move back."
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The U.S.-Israel meeting also served a symbolic purpose. During the sit-down, the U.S. sent a shipment of heavy bombs and munitions to Israel, in keeping with Trump’s promise to do so last month.
The munitions and bomb shipments, "represents a significant asset for the Air Force and the IDF," an Israeli defense official said, "and serves as further evidence of the strong alliance between Israel and the United States."
Fox News’s Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
Breanne Deppisch is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering the Trump administration, with a focus on the Justice Department, FBI, and other national news.
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