US national security adviser Jake Sullivan and his Israeli counterpart discussed the threat posed by Iran's nuclear program and Tehran's other "destabilizing" activities in the Middle East, the White House said on Wednesday.
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During a visit to Israel, Sullivan updated Israeli national security adviser Eyal Hulata on nuclear negotiations in Vienna as they discussed issues of "vital strategic importance" to both countries, a White House statement said.
"The delegations discussed the need to confront all aspects of the threat posed by Iran, including its nuclear program, destabilizing activities in the region, and support for terrorist proxy groups," it said.
"They agreed that Iran's rapidly advancing nuclear program poses a grave threat to the region and to international peace and security."
It added: "The officials affirmed that the United States and Israel are aligned in their determination to ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon."
Washington has been spearheading efforts to revive the 2015 atomic pact in which Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program in return for the lifting of sanctions.
Israel bitterly opposed the deal and former President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of it.
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said he and Sullivan discussed "the strategy for combating Iran's nuclear program and the way in which the U.S. and Israel cooperate on this issue".
Since Trump pulled out of the nuclear deal, Iran has breached the pact with advances in sensitive areas such as uranium enrichment.
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