Defense Secretary Robert Gates of the United States is expected to come to Israel for a few hours on July 27th for hush-hush talks with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak on American steps vis-a vis the Iranian nuclear threat. They will discuss increased coordination between the U.S. and Israel and other defense matters.
Gates will be accompanied by U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell. On Thursday, Gates called the Iranian nuclear program the world's biggest threat today.