US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will fly to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel next week for talks that are expected to focus on Iran's nuclear program and Syria's civil war, officials said Friday. \"This trip will be the secretary's third to the Middle East in just over a year, and it will advance America's regional strategy in that region,\" Pentagon press secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby told a news conference. US officials have struggled to reassure Gulf states, particularly Saudi Arabia, over an interim nuclear deal with Iran that the Saudis worry will embolden Tehran. In Saudi Arabia, Hagel was due to meet with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) defense ministers, a session he proposed during his visit to the region in December, Kirby said.
05-10-2014, 01:58 AM
Pentagon chief to head to Saudi, Israel next week
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will fly to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel next week for talks that are expected to focus on Iran's nuclear program and Syria's civil war, officials said Friday. \"This trip will be the secretary's third to the Middle East in just over a year, and it will advance America's regional strategy in that region,\" Pentagon press secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby told a news conference. US officials have struggled to reassure Gulf states, particularly Saudi Arabia, over an interim nuclear deal with Iran that the Saudis worry will embolden Tehran. In Saudi Arabia, Hagel was due to meet with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) defense ministers, a session he proposed during his visit to the region in December, Kirby said.
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