Pompeo to visit Sudan, Bahrain, other countries on regional trip

Pompeo will discuss Israel and the transition to democracy in Sudan. Bahrain is also rumored to be next in line to normalize relations with Israel.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a joint statement to the press with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (unseen) after meeting in Jerusalem, on Aug. 24, 2020. Pompeo arrived in Israel to kick off a five-day visit to the Middle East that will take him to Sudan, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, focusing on Israel's normalizing of ties with the UAE and pushing other Arab states to follow suit. - Photo by DEBBIE HILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began his Middle East tour on Monday. The top US diplomat first went to Israel and will next travel to Sudan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

In Israel, Pompeo met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They discussed Israel’s peace deal with the United Arab Emirates, US efforts to reimpose sanctions on Iran at the United Nations and Israel’s military superiority in the region.

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