Thomas Countryman, the Assistant Secretary of State under John Kerry, traveled to Israel to convince Israel’s Foreign Ministry officials about turning the Middle East to a nuke-free zone.
By Nitsan Keidar
Assistant US Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation, recently visited Israel and held talks with senior Foreign Ministry officials, about the possibility of making the Middle East nuclear-free.
Washington seeks to advance the idea after reaching agreement with Russia about the matter.
The State Department confirmed Countryman’s visit and sources in the US Administration said that Israeli agreement to the idea would be a catalyst for bringing additional countries into discussions on the matter. Continue Reading »


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