Carter in ’Israel’, KSA after Iran Deal

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US War Secretary Ashton Carter heads next week to the Zionist entity and Saudi Arabia.

Carter, who will also visit Jordan, will be renewing US security commitments to both allies after the nuclear deal.

On Tuesday, Carter will meet with "Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has lambasted the landmark agreement as a "historic mistake."
"The deal won't change radically what we do here at the Defense Department," the US official insisted, dismissing suggestions of increased US military aid to "Israel" or Saudi Arabia, or new arms deals with them.

he further stated: "We are committed to maintaining a strong presence, particularly in the Gulf."
Carter's wide-ranging conversations with his counterparts and other officials are expected to also cover military and weapons procurement.

"But frankly, they are the same conversation we would have if there was no deal that had been signed," the official said.

The Zionist entity is believed to have the Middle East's sole, if undeclared, nuclear arsenal.
"We will be prepared and postured to support the security of our allies, particularly "Israel"," the US official said.

Carter will hold meetings in "Israel" on Monday and Tuesday, before traveling to Saudi Arabia and Jordan, though the details of his schedule have not yet been finalized.

In Jordan, he will visit a military base to meet colleagues of a Jordanian pilot who was burned alive by the "ISIL" terrorist group.

The base, not far from the Syrian border, is used by several countries participating in the US-led coalition

His "Israel" tour had been planned before the Iran nuclear deal was signed, but President Barack Obama announced the visit publicly soon after the agreement was signed Tuesday.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team