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Israel, US aim to ‘prevent a nuclear Iran’, FM Lapid says ahead of Arab-Israeli summit

US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides (L) welcomes Secretary of State Antony Blinken, as Israel's Chief of State Protocol Gil Haskel (R) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General David Roet look on at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on March 26, 2022. © Jacquelyn Martin, AFP / Pool

Israel and the United States will cooperate in preventing a nuclear-armed Iran despite disagreements they have over an emerging nuclear deal, Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday before the start of a summit with four Arab countries.

"We have disagreements about a nuclear agreement and its consequences, but open and honest dialogue is part of the strength of our friendship," Lapid said in Jerusalem during a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who will also attend the summit.

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