The US secretary of state emphasizes that the US-Israel relationship is based on “shared values and shared interests,” as he meets with Foreign Minister Yaid Lapid in Rome.
Turning to Iran, Blinken says, “We have the same objectives, but sometimes we differ on the tactics, and I think we are very clear and direct with each other when that is the case, and that is exactly the way it’s supposed to be.”
The secretary of state also says that he will work with Lapid to “offer a more hopeful future for everyone, Palestinians and Israelis alike, with equal measures of opportunity and dignity.”
Blinken underscores American support for expanding the Abraham Accords, which normalized Israel’s diplomatic ties with several Arab states, but adds the caveat that they are not a substitute for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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