Pompeo Says US Will Preserve Israel’s Military Edge
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the United States would continue to ensure Israel enjoyed a military edge in the Middle East under any future U.S. arms deals with the United Arab Emirates. “The United…
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the United States would continue to ensure Israel enjoyed a military edge in the Middle East under any future U.S. arms deals with the United Arab Emirates.
“The United States has a legal requirement with respect to qualitative military edge. We will continue to honour that,” Pompeo told reporters after a meeting in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A U.S.-brokered deal on normalising relations between Israel and the UAE was announced on Aug. 13.
(Writing by Jeffrey Heller; Editing by Maayan Lubell)