Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington on Tuesday to see U.S. President Donald Trump, making it the first time both leaders would meet since the killing of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28.

The meeting, which was closed to journalists, lasted about 90 minutes, according to the Associated Press.

Mr Netanyahu wrote on social media that the meeting was excellent, adding it was “a conversation with full partnership, with mutual support, with an understanding of the common goal of ensuring that Iran does not have nuclear weapons, and other goals as well. One of the best conversations I’ve had with the President of the United States, our friend Donald Trump.”

He said senior cabinet officials from both countries were present at the meeting, which he described as “an opportunity to exchange ideas and to coordinate arrangements that are important for the security and future of the State of Israel.”

Mr Netanyahu’s statement appeared to signal an end to his fractured relationship with Mr Trump.

During the prolonged war and as the U.S. desperately sought a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the relationship between Messrs Trump and Netanyahu began to fracture.

At issue was Iran’s condition to include Lebanon in the ceasefire, a move Israel initially opposed but reluctantly gave in after Mr Trump rebuked the Israeli prime minister.

The fragile truce eventually shattered when Iran maintained a chokehold on the strait and demanded a toll from stranded oil tankers seeking passage.

Oil ships which attempted to circumvent Iranian territory by staying close to Oman were threatened and, in other cases, blown up with explosives.