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Pentagon says nuclear submarine arrives in Middle East; CIA chief lands in Israel
Ohio-class submarine serves as key part of US nuclear deterrent force; Bill Burns meets with Mossad chief David Barnea, scheduled to meet with Netanyahu, war Cabinet on Monday
Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari, Reuters, Itamar Eichner|Updated:09:13
The Pentagon announced that one of its nuclear submarines arrived Sunday in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, which covers the Middle East. The newly arrived Ohio-class submarine is the largest in the U.S. Navy, equipped with ballistic missiles and serves as a key part of the United States' nuclear deterrent force.
CIA Director Bill Burns arrived in Israel on Sunday and met with his counterpart, Mossad chief David Barnea.
Burns, who is visiting as part of a tour that includes several Middle Eastern nations such as Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, is scheduled to meet on Monday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and is also likely to convene with the war Cabinet.
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid an unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday, as he tours the Middle East attempting to tamp down tensions amid the Israel-Hamas war. After an earlier visit to the West Bank, Blinken landed in Baghdad on Sunday evening for his first visit to the country as the U.S. top diplomat and held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani.
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