Blinken meets Israel’s Mossad chief to talk Iran

The meeting follows talks earlier this week involving Israeli officials and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
Blinken and Cohen
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Israeli Mossad chief Yossi Cohen (R) met in Washington on April 29, 2021. Here, Blinken listens during a climate change virtual summit from the East Room of the White House campus on April 22, 2021, in Washington, while Cohen A is seen at the Israeli Foreign Ministry on October 15, 2015 before he was named to head the country's intelligence agency. - BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images (L) / GALI TIBBON/AFP via Getty Images (R)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the head of Israel’s Mossad, Yossi Cohen, in Washington on Thursday, Reuters reported.

The pair reportedly discussed Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Gilad Erdan, was also present for the meeting, which follows talks Tuesday between US national security adviser Jake Sullivan and an Israeli delegation led by his Israeli counterpart Meir Ben Shabbat.

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