A delegation of Israeli generals and other officials visited the United States Central Command headquarters in Florida on Wednesday amid the backdrop of ongoing nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna.
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The Israeli delegation included the heads of the IDF Operations Directorate, Maj. Gen. Oded Basyuk, and Strategic Planning and Cooperation Directorate, Maj. Gen. Tal Kelman, along with Israel's defense attaché in the US, Maj. Gen. Hidai Zilberman, and the head of the IDF's international relations division, Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin.
The meeting was attended by CENTCOM's director of operations, Maj. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, and director for strategy, plans and policy, Maj. Gen. Scott F. Benedict, among others.
US CENTCOM is responsible for regional operations in the Middle East and serves as one of America's regional commands.
"The IDF officials held an operational and strategic meeting to discuss the challenges facing both militaries, and deepened operational readiness through strategic dialogue," the IDF said in a statement.
In September, Israel officially came under CENTCOM's area of operations, away from European Command (EUCOM), in a move seen by many observers as facilitating greater Israeli cooperation with both American military forces in the Middle East and with pragmatic Sunni states in the region.
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