US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant on Thursday to discuss Iran's “destabilizing actions” in the Middle East, other regional threats and issues related to aid to the Palestinian-populated Gaza Strip, the Pentagon said in Washington. He said in a statement Thursday evening.
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Austin also spoke of the importance of increasing and maintaining the flow of humanitarian aid, including a new aid route from the Israeli port of Ashdod.
The Pentagon said. Last weekend, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles against Israel, in response to an attack on its embassy in Syria, attributed to Israel. Most of them were destroyed before reaching Israeli territory. The meeting between Lloyd Austin and Yoav Gallant took place even before Iran announced early Friday that its air defense had taken action against several drones inside the country. Based on reports
Israel also carried out a missile attack, but Iran has denied this so far, and Israel has not commented on the incident.
Because of the attack on Israel, the British and American governments announced a package of sanctions. These actions also affect members of the Iranian government and arms companies. The jointly developed and implemented package of measures primarily affects administrative bodies, high-level commanders and supplying institutions to the Iranian Armed Forces.
