AMMAN, 29 March 2022, (TON): The US and Israel see eye to eye on preventing Iran from obtaining atomic weapons, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said “ahead of talks in Israel with Arab foreign ministers skeptical of a nuclear pact with Tehran.”

Blinken sought to reassure Washington’s Gulf allies and Israel that the administration of President Joe Biden is committed to their security ahead of the possible renewal of the international nuclear deal with Iran.

Israel and its neighbors believe any easing of sanctions and the delisting of the IRGC would embolden Iranian-backed militant groups, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Wadie Abunassar, the Haifa-based director of the International Center for Consultations, told “countries taking part in the summit are concerned about the Iran deal.”

He added “all participants wish to ask the US to introduce additional conditions not only regarding Iran’s nuclear program, but also other Iran-related issues such as production of ballistic missiles and drones.”

Blinken met Israeli officials in Jerusalem on Sunday amid growing hints that the tattered 2015 landmark deal Tehran signed with major powers will soon be restored.