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US Reassures Israel on Efforts to Counter Iran Amid Syria Turmoil

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   U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirmed U.S.-Israel ties and
   joint efforts to counter Iran, in talks with Israeli Prime Minister
   Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, amid concerns in Israel that Tehran could
   exploit a U.S. military pullback in Syria.

   "We talked about all the efforts we've made to push back against the
   threat not only to Israel but to the region and the world from the
   Islamic Republic of Iran, and we shared our ideas about how we can
   ensure Middle East stability together, and how we would further our
   efforts to jointly combat all the challenges that the world confronts
   here in the Middle East," said Pompeo after his meeting with Netanyahu.

   The meeting comes a day after a U.S. delegation, led by Vice President
   Mike Pence, reached an agreement with Turkey for Ankara to pause its
   military offensive against Kurdish forces in northeast Syria for five
   days.
   

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