JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump is scheduled to discuss Iran's nuclear issue to the Gaza Strip, Palestine with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides in Jerusalem on Monday, PM Netanyahu said Israel was aware Iran had carried out "exercises" recently, without providing further details.
Despite "great achievements" during the 12-day war with Iran in June, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel and the United States' basic expectations of Iran remain unchanged, including reducing its uranium enrichment levels.
"Obviously it will be one of the points in our discussions," he said of his meeting with President Trump next week, adding, "We are not looking for confrontation with" Iran, but rather, "stability, prosperity, and peace," as reported by Al Arabiya and Reuters (23/12).
Earlier on Monday, Iranian state media reported that Iran had held missile drills in various cities throughout the day, the second such exercise reported in the past month.
Western countries consider Iran's ballistic missile arsenal a conventional military threat to Middle East stability and a delivery mechanism for nuclear weapons if Tehran develops them. Iran denies any intention to build an atomic bomb.
However, Netanyahu said the focus of his discussions with President Trump in Washington would be on the next steps of President Trump's Gaza plan as well as dealing with Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
He mentioned "Israel's desire to see a sovereign and stable Lebanon" and efforts to prevent the blocking of international shipments by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen.
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