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Kenneth McKenzie

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (C), IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi (R) and Gen. Frank McKenzie, the head of US Central Command, pose for a photo on March 3, 2022. (Haim Zach/GPO)
March 3, 2022, 5:33 pm
Meeting senior US general, Bennett warns restoring Iran nuke deal a ‘real danger’
Defense minister and president also meet outgoing CENTCOM commander McKenzie, who oversees American forces in region
By Emanuel Fabian
Then-commander of US CENTCOM Kenneth McKenzie (right) is seen with Maj. Gen. Hidai Zilberman, Israel's defense attaché to the United States, after landing in Israel, March 2, 2022 (IDF)
March 2, 2022, 11:48 pm
US CENTCOM chief Kenneth McKenzie in Israel for final official visit
American general will sit down with IDF chief and top officials ahead of his retirement in the coming months
By Emanuel Fabian
Iran's Governor to the International Atomic Energy Agency Kazem Gharib Abadi, Political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi, and Deputy Secretary General and Political Director of the European External Action Service Enrique Mora stand in front of the Grand Hotel Vienna, where where closed-door nuclear talks take place in Vienna, Austria, on June 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner)
November 25, 2021, 9:23 am
Israel fears US will settle for a ‘less for less’ Iran nuclear deal — report
Top official tells Wall Street Journal that Tehran could be getting a ‘bargain,’ as talks set to resume in Vienna next week after months-long hiatus
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of the United States Central Command, listens during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, September 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
November 25, 2021, 1:25 am
Top US general says Iran ‘very close’ to bomb, plans are ready if diplomacy fails
IAEA reports ‘no progress’ with Tehran over monitoring its nuclear program; Washington ‘disappointed,’ doubts Iran’s seriousness ahead of negotiations next week
By ToI Staff and Agencies
(L-R) Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) listen during a meeting with House Republicans, including those who served in the military, about the American military withdrawal in Afghanistan at the U.S. Capitol on August 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
August 31, 2021, 8:50 am
Republicans lash out at Biden for ‘stranding’ Americans in Afghanistan
US official claims fewer than 250 still seeking evacuation; US lawmakers say president left citizens behind ‘at the mercy of terrorists’ and that ‘jihad has won’
By AFP
Head of the US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, speaks during a press conference on July 25, 2021, at the former Resolute Support headquarters in the US embassy compound in Kabul. (SAJJAD HUSSAIN / AFP)
August 26, 2021, 11:19 pm
At least 60 Afghans, 13 US troops die in Kabul attacks; IS claims responsibility
American general says military will ‘go after’ the perpetrators; Islamic State terror group says suicide bomber was within 5 meters of US forces when detonating explosives
By Agencies and ToI Staff
From left, Israel's Ambassador to the United States and United Nations Gilad Erdan, IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan meet in Washington on June 23, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 24, 2021, 10:31 am
After Kohavi meeting, US reaffirms commitment to not let Iran get nukes
IDF chief blasts American plans to rejoin nuclear deal in meeting with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
From left, Israel's Ambassador to the United States and United Nations Gilad Erdan, IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan meet in Washington on June 23, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 23, 2021, 10:01 pm
Meeting top US officials, Kohavi blasts American plans to rejoin Iran deal
IDF chief reportedly says another round of fighting in Gaza is only a matter of time, as he meets with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan
By Judah Ari Gross
A member of the US Air Force stands near a Patriot missile battery at the Prince Sultan air base in al-Kharj, central Saudi Arabia, February 20, 2020. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP)
February 19, 2021, 1:50 pm
US seeks ‘fallback’ Saudi bases in case of Iranian escalation
US Army Central Command chief says military looking to operate from other bases during ‘a period of heightened risk’; no plan to shut down existing ones
By Agencies
(Left to right) IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, CENTCOM Commander Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., and Defense Minister Benny Gantz in Tel Aviv, on January 29, 2021. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
January 29, 2021, 5:35 pm
Gantz meets top US general in first visit since Israel moved to Central Command
Defense minister, IDF chief meet with Gen. Kenneth McKenzie in Tel Aviv, lauding change that will allow for greater cooperation between Jewish state and Arab neighbors
By Judah Ari Gross and Jacob Magid
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, left, and the head of the US Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie plant a tree in honor of the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat, on January 28, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 29, 2021, 12:38 am
Head of US military’s Central Command lands in Israel to meet with IDF top brass
Gen. McKenzie makes 1st visit since Pentagon announced Israel was moving under his purview; IDF chief Kohavi, who criticized Biden’s Iran plans this week, hails cooperation with US
By Judah Ari Gross
In this photo released by the official website of the Office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, December 4, 2019. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
December 4, 2019, 6:32 pm
Rouhani: Tehran hasn’t closed window on talks with US
Amid rising tensions and bellicose statements from Iranian generals, president says talks can begin ‘when US lifts unfair sanctions’
By AP and ToI Staff
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi, right, at a ceremony at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, November 24, 2019. (IDF)
November 25, 2019, 9:12 am
Top US general meets Israeli brass amid Iran tensions
Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley talks ‘operational topics and regional developments’ with IDF chief Aviv Kohavi after recent visits by America’s air force and CENTCOM chiefs
By ToI Staff and AP
Illustrative: In this photo from the US Navy provided on November 19, 2019, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, left, the air-defense destroyer HMS Defender and the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut transit the Strait of Hormuz with the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Pearson/U.S. Navy via AP)
November 24, 2019, 12:30 am
US general warns Iran likely still plotting major Mideast attack
Head of Central Command says US troop boost has probably not deterred Tehran from seeking to strike in region: ‘It’s the trajectory and the direction that they’re on’
By ToI Staff
Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, speaks next to a picture of the operation targeting Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a press briefing October 30, 2019 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
November 10, 2019, 6:47 pm
Top US general in the Middle East visits Israel to meet with IDF
In second-ever visit by the head of the US Central Command, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie lands amid ongoing tensions over American withdrawal from the region
By Judah Ari Gross
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