Benny Gantz visits Washington for security talks on Iran and Ukraine

Iran’s nuclear program and the war in Ukraine will be at the center of security discussions in Washington this week, the Israeli defense minister said Tuesday evening shortly before his flight to the United States.

Benny Gantz is due to meet Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan during his two-day trip, amid growing fears over nuclear enrichment in Iran and tensions with Russia over the coordination in Syria and the war in Ukraine.

“I will discuss strengthening joint security cooperation and dealing with regional challenges, foremost among which is Iran, against whom all moderate players in the region must unite,” Gantz said. his spokesperson.

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