US national security advisor, Mossad chief meet in Washington
WASHINGTON (AA) – US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Mossad Chief David Barnea in Washington, the White House confirmed Thursday.
A National Security Council spokeswoman confirmed to Anadolu Agency that Sullivan met Wednesday with Barnea for what she described as a “pre-scheduled visit.” The officials discussed “a range of global and regional issues,” she added.
The meeting comes as talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal world powers struck with Iran appear to falter with Washington placing the onus on Tehran for taking a position on a EU-sponsored draft text that the US maintains set talks backward. Senior western officials had previously voiced optimism that a deal was within reach.
The US is working on its formal response to the Iranians, the State Department said Tuesday.
Israel has been a staunch critic of the ongoing negotiations and has vocally broken with US President Joe Biden’s efforts to revive the accord.
Israel has also rebutted US requests to revise its rules of engagement after its forces killed Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank during a May 11 raid.
The Israeli army said Monday that there was a “high possibility” that the Palestinian journalist was killed by gunfire from an Israeli soldier shooting at Palestinian gunmen during clashes.
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