(DOD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Hurt, U.S. Navy/Released)(TEL AVIV, Israel) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter acknowledged Sunday that he is unlikely to “change anybody’s mind in Israel” about the Iran nuclear deal during a trip to the Middle East.
Carter said, in fact, that changing minds about the agreement is not the purpose of his trip. Instead, he aims to guarantee the security of U.S. interests in the region, particularly, the security of Israel.
On Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement saying that the world “is a much more dangerous place today than it was yesterday.”
A press release from the Department of Defense said that Carter will “work with Israel to further explore ongoing efforts to identify solutions to some of their most critical security challenges.” Chief among those challenges is “countering Iran’s destabilizing activities and preventing terror attacks.”
After his trip to Israel, Carter will go on to Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
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