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Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, met on Friday with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The meeting was also attended by the US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Kraft and the US Special Envoy for Iran, Brian Hook.

Ambassador Erdan expressed Israel’s full support for the United States’ triggering of the snapback mechanism at the UN to reinstate international sanctions against the Iranian regime.

Erdan noted that "instead of imposing upon Iran crippling sanctions that will curb the regime’s murderous ambitions, the Security Council is absconding its mission and its mandate, and is paving the way for a nuclear Iran that will threaten the entire global community. The European Union must abandon the support that, in effect, it is lending to the Ayatollahs in Iran. Israel stands firmly with the United States, and will do all in its power to assist the U.S. Government in stopping Iran’s malign activities and aspirations.”

Pompeo and Erdan also discussed the peace agreement that recently emerged between Israel and the UAE, and Erdan thanked the US President and Secretary of State for their leadership in this groundbreaking and historic achievement.

Erdan noted that this important development will likely pave the way for other peace agreements in the region, and will also send a strong message to the Palestinians that the Arab world will not be swayed by continued Palestinian rejectionism.

Ambassador Erdan also raised with Secretary of State Pompeo the issue of Hezbollah’s military build-up in southern Lebanon and the need to strengthen UNIFIL’s authority to inspect and carry out its mandate effectively. He added that if such strengthening is not achieved there will be a need to reassess the need for the mission altogether.

Pompeo tweeted after the meeting, “Great speaking with Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan today. We will continue our strong partnership with Israel at the UN where we will work to counter Iran’s malign influence and promote prosperity, security, commerce, and stability in the region.”

The meeting between Erdan and Pompeo comes one day after the US requested a “snapback” of the UN sanctions on Iran.

The move to activate the “snapback” comes after the UN Security Council rejected the US resolution to extend the arms embargo on Iran, which is due to expire in October.

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