Pompeo Discusses With Netanyahu 'Unacceptable Threat' Posed by Iran - State Dept.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 02nd January, 2019) US State Secretary Mike Pompeo on Tuesday discussed Iran's "regional aggression" with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the State Department said in a statement.

Pompeo and Netanyahu met on the sidelines of the inauguration of Brazil's new President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia.

"Secretary of State Michael R.

Pompeo met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today in Brasilia, Brazil. They discussed the unacceptable threat that regional aggression and provocation by Iran and its agents poses to Israeli and regional security. The Secretary reiterated the United States' commitment to Israel's security and unconditional right to self-defense," the statement read.

The sides have reaffirmed commitment to strengthen bilateral cooperation as well as the ties with Brazil, according to the statement.