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which would include forming an integrated air and missile defense system in West Asia with the inclusion of Israel.
Kurilla added that the
with think tank experts concerning Joe Biden's travel to the region, and that the subject of a "road map for normalization" was
discussed.However, the sources did not go into detail about the roadmap
In this sense, Biden's administration wishes to strengthen collaboration between these countries in order to fight the so-called Iranian
threat by merging their early warning, intelligence, and interception capabilities.Kurilla arrived in Tel Aviv on July 17 after visiting
Jordan and areas in Syria under U.S
It was his second journey to the occupied Palestine in two months, and his fifth since becoming CENTCOM commander earlier this year.He met
with Israeli Defense (read: War) Minister Benny Gantz and Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Aviv Kochavi to discuss their
shared security concerns.He concentrated on Israel's air and missile defense systems, as well as the threat posed by modern unmanned aerial
systems and ballistic missiles.Kurilla emphasized that integrated air and missile defense remained an objective for CENTCOM and its Middle
It is a clear priority, one we discussed during our engagements in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem," he said.He also spoke with Israeli missile
defense crew members and battalion commanders, which he claims allowed him to view and understand Israeli military and security policy from
areas in which our security interests align
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has said that he was not aware of any discussions between Arab states of the Persian
Gulf region with Israel, and that his country was not interested in such discussions.Similarly, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi
stated in June that no conversations on forming an Arab alliance with Israel had taken place.In his remarks, Jordan's top diplomat blasted
as false accusations by Western and Israeli media outlets about Tel Aviv's efforts to form a military alliance with various Arab countries
against Iran with the assistance of the U.S.According to another report by Al-Araby-Al-Jadeed, Cairo has assured Tehran that it will not be
a part of any military alliance that operates against Iran.Biden's goal to establish an alliance against Iran has failed, but if the
administration insists on pursuing it, they are welcome to suffer yet another setback in their foreign policy approach.In the most recent
developments about Iran's efforts to repair ties with regional countries, Iran's foreign minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, indicated in a
live talk show televised late Thursday that Kuwait and the UAE will soon send ambassadors to Tehran.He stated that the UAE ambassador will
travel to Iran soon, and that Kuwait has already selected a new ambassador to Tehran.The UAE president's diplomatic adviser, Anwar Gargash,
