Israel: In a significant move, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced that he will travel to the US next week for his first diplomatic visit to the White House.

Accordion to report, during a three-day trip, the Foreign Minister will meet United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken." At the invitation of his US counterpart Secretary of State Blinken, Lapid will pay a diplomatic visit to the United States next week," the Foreign Minister's office said in a statement. Lapid is also Israel's alternate Prime Minister.

Israel's state-owned Kan Radio reported that Iran was expected to be the focus of the talks between Lapid and Blinken. Israel opposes the possible renewal of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers

Last month, Lapid met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow and talked over matters concerning Iran's nuclear weapons. Lapid, who was on his first visit to Russia since taking charge as Foreign Minister in June, told Lavrov that Iran must be stopped from obtaining nuclear weapons at any cost, The Times of Israel reported.

Addressing at a press briefing after the meeting, Israel's Foreign Minister had said that Iran's advancement towards nuclear weapons will not only create problems for Israel but for the entire world. Lapid further stated that a nuclear arms race will begin in the Middle East if Iran is successful in obtaining nuclear weapons. 

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