Austin makes first Israel visit by Biden official, Iran on the agenda

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel on Sunday on the first visit by a senior representative of the Biden administration, whose stance on Iran has worried Prime Minister Benjamin N

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel on Sunday on the first visit by a senior representative of the Biden administration, whose has worried Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Mr. Austin was due to meet Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz during the two-day visit, which officials said would include discussions of U.S. arms supplies to Israel. Washington has sought to reassure Israel on regional security issues while restarting talks – so far indirect and inconclusive – about a U.S. return to the 2015 nuclear deal between major powers and Iran that the previous Trump administration quit.