US defense secretary speaks with Israeli defense minister to discuss "urgent regional threats"
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant Saturday “to discuss urgent regional threats and reiterated unwavering U.S. support for Israel's defense,” according to a readout from Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder.
Austin reiterated “that Israel could count on full U.S. support to defend Israel against any attacks by Iran and its regional proxies,” Ryder said in the brief readout.
Both Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have spoken with Gallant in recent days as the US and Israel are on high alert for a potential retaliatory attack by Iran.
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