Oh my... White House denies inviting Netanyahu

Responding to a story in Israeli media earlier today, which I discussed here, the White House is denying extending an invitation to visit in July to Prime Minister Netanyahu.

A senior official in the U.S. administration told Haaretz that as yet no invitation was extended from Obama to Netanyahu to come to Washington. However, the official added that "absolutely we’d expect that there will certainly be occasion for the two of them to meet in Washington at some point going forward."

A source within the Prime Minister's Office said that as yet no invitation was received regarding a Netanyahu visit to the U.S.

National Security Adviser Yossi Cohen, who is in Washington, met with his U.S. counterpart Susan Rice for dinner on Monday night. Deputy Spokesperson for the White House's National Security Council, Alistair Baskey, said that the two discussed the ties between Israel and the U.S. as well as regional security issues. A senior Israeli official said that a key part in the discussion focused on the unfolding nuclear agreement between Iran and the world powers.

So the US isn't confident of a deal with Iran?