America: Agree with Israel to prevent Iran from possessing nuclear

 

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and his Israeli counterpart Eyal Hulata confirmed at a meeting attended by other officials from both sides the commitment to coordinate efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and deter its "aggressive" regional activities, the White House said in a statement Wednesday.

The U.S.-Israel Strategic Advisory Group meeting held at the White House on Tuesday discussed economic and diplomatic steps to achieve these goals, as well as consideration of cooperation between the U.S. and Israeli armies, the statement said.

U.S. and Israeli officials have also said they will continue to coordinate closely on issues of common concern, while working toward the same goal.

The statement stressed that the parties will remain united in the face of all threats to their national security.

Stronger pressure

Earlier in the day, European diplomats predicted that the United States and the European Troika group, comprising France, Germany and Britain, would press for the IAEA to issue a resolution calling on Iran to cooperate fully with UN inspectors on suspected "undeclared nuclear activity," Axios reported.

The site also attributed to informed sources, whose identities were not disclosed, that the upcoming meeting of the IAEA Board was one of the main topics discussed by U.S. and Israeli officials at the White House on Tuesday.

Israeli officials have confirmed their desire for the Administration of U.S. President Joe Biden to press for a stronger decision to censure Iran at next week's IAEA board meeting, the sources said.