President Trump Backs 2-State Solution for Israel in Meeting with Netanyahu

(UNITED NATIONS) — President Donald Trump waded into thorny Middle East politics while at the United Nations on Wednesday, endorsing the two-state solution to bring an end the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians while poised to denounce the dangers posed by Iran.

Trump, a day after being greeted with laughter by world leaders still uncertain how to manage his "America First" ideology, explicitly backed Israel, leaned in on the importance of moving the U.S.