Israel wants US-led regional force against Iran

JERUSALEM, 16 June 2022, (TON): Israeli defence minister said ahead of a visit to the region by US President Joe Biden “Israel and Arab countries that share its worries about Iran should build up a joint force under a US aegis.”

Iran’s nuclear programme, and so far fruitless international negotiations to revive a 2015 deal capping it, are among issues likely to be on Biden’s agenda when he comes to Israel and Saudi Arabia next month.

In a speech, Defence Minister Benny Gantz cited Israel’s security ties with Gulf Arab states that drew closer to it under a 2020 US-sponsored diplomatic drive, as well as Egypt and Jordan, and said there were efforts to expand such cooperation.

He said “what is needed is not just cooperation, but also a regional force build-up, with American leadership, which would strengthen all parties involved.”

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