White House adviser seeks common Iran strategy with Israel

Jerusalem: The United States and Israel need a “common strategy” as world powers negotiate a new nuclear deal with Iran, the White House’s national security adviser said Wednesday.

Jake Sullivan spoke ahead of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other Israeli security officials in Jerusalem. He said the meeting came at a “critical juncture for both of our countries on a major set of security issues.”

World powers and Iran renewed negotiations in Vienna last month to restore an agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear program. Negotiations took a pause last week to allow Iran’s negotiator to return to Tehran for consultations. Israel has been critical of the attempts to reach a new deal with Iran, saying the international community is giving in to “nuclear blackmail.” –(AP)