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US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid will sign a joint pledge to deny Iran nuclear weapons on Thursday, closing ranks after long-running disputes between the allies over global diplomacy with Tehran. Biden, who is visiting Jerusalem, said on Wednesday he was open to “last resort” use of force against Iran – an apparent move toward accommodating Lapid’s calls on world powers to present a “credible military threat” against Israel’s arch foe. The United States and Israel have separately made such veiled threats against Iran – which denies seeking nuclear weaponry – for yea…

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By Steve Holland JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid will sign a joint pledge to deny Iran nuclear weapons on Thursday, closing ranks after long-running disputes between the allies over global diplomacy with Tehran. Biden, who is visiting Jerusalem, told Israeli TV on Wednesday he was open to “last resort” use of force against Iran – an apparent move toward accommodating Israel’s calls on world powers to present a “credible military threat”. The United States and Israel have separately made veiled statements about possible preemptive war with Ira…

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By Steve Holland JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid will sign a joint pledge to deny Iran nuclear weapons on Thursday, closing ranks after long-running disputes between the allies over global diplomacy with Tehran. Biden, who is visiting Jerusalem, said on Wednesday he was open to “last resort” use of force against Iran – an apparent move toward accommodating Lapid’s calls on world powers to present a “credible military threat” against Israel’s arch foe. The United States and Israel have separately made such veiled threats against Iran – which d…

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While the global public is closely watching how US President Joe Biden’s Middle East visit will shape and define his administration’s policies in the region, his domestic political position ahead of the US midterm elections is weakening. After meeting with Israeli and Palestinian officials, the US president will travel to the Saudi city of Jeddah this week, where he will attend the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. While his ambitious agenda includes bringing down sky-rocketing oil prices and pushing forward normalisation ties with Israel, he will also have to reckon with a broken Israeli…

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