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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Humeyra Pamuk

Israeli-Arab summit convenes, Blinken seeks to reassure allies on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives to attend a news conference with Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, March 27, 2022. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS

Israeli and Arab partners convened for a rare summit in Israel on Sunday attended by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who sought to reassure the U.S. allies over Washington's diplomacy with Iran.

The issue is likely to dominate the two-day gathering, which includes foreign ministers from three Arab states that normalised ties with Israel in 2020, even as peacemaking with the Palestinians remained stalled.

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