Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu flies to Washington on Tuesday for a hastily arranged White House meeting on Wednesday with US president Donald Trump amid Israeli fears that talks with Iran will be limited to curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Israel has warned the US of its readiness to conduct a unilateral military strike against Iran if it exceeds a defined threshold concerning its ballistic missile program.

The regime does not want to capitulate to the United States, but it also seeks to avoid losing power, prompting a bazaar-style negotiation aimed at preserving core assets.

Many people in Tehran and Tel Aviv are worried that Trump will make good on his threats to attack Iran again, but for some, it's fear laced with hope.

Iran detains four political figures, including top reformists, accusing them of working for US and Israel during January protests, raising regional tensions.

Ali Larijani, who heads the Supreme National Security Council, will hold talks with Haitham bin Tariq, the sultan of Oman, and Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reports.

The US and Israel are denying involvement in the mysterious blasts that killed six and wounded more than a dozen others across Iran Saturday. US officials said the explosion in the Iranian port city Bandar Abbas was not related to any military activity in the region,

Repairs at key missile sites began soon after they were hit by Israeli and U.S. strikes last year, but work at Iran’s nuclear facilities has been slower.

Iran has claimed that unexploded American bombs and missiles remain at its nuclear facilities, triggering fresh global concern over nuclear inspections, weapons security, and the possible spread of advanced military technology.