Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett hopes to reset relations with the US and agree how to stop Iran’s nuclear programme during his first meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House. The right-wing nationalist took office in June after forming an ideologically diverse governing coalition.  He succeeded Benjamin Netanyahu, who was close to Donald Trump and clashed with Barack Obama’s administration. Mr Bennett said he was bringing a “new spirit of co-operation” from Israel. He also made clear that Iran would be top of his agenda, especially the “leap” achieved by its nuclear programme over the past two or three years. Iran has gradually breached its commitments under a nuclear deal with world powers in retaliation for the sanctions that Mr Trump reinstated when he pulled the US out of the accord in 2018, which he called “defective at its core”.(BBC)…[+]