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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells Gulf Cooperation Council ministers during a meeting in Riyadh that Iran's confrontation with Israel showed the need for greater defence integration. SOUNDBITE
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is welcomed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara for twice-delayed talks aimed at ironing out past differences between the two neighbours and trying to halt the spread of the Israel-Hamas war. IMAGES
Israel's Prime Minister Naftali says that Iran has breached all the "red lines" aimed at curbing its nuclear weapons programme but that Israel "will not allow" Tehran to get the bomb. "Iran's nuclear weapons programme is at critical point, all red lines have been crossed," Bennett said in an address to the United Nations General Assembly. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin to the Elysee Palace for a working lunch, notably to discuss Iran and its ambitions in terms of nuclear arms. This meeting concludes a three-day tour of Europe by the Israeli president, which began Tuesday in Germany. IMAGES
US National Security Advisor John Bolton describes as "deafening" Iran's apparent silence on an offer to negotiate with Washington during a press conference following a trilateral meeting in Jerusalem with national security advisers from the US, Russian and Israeli. IMAGES
US Vice President Mike Pence says the participants of the talks on the Middle East in Warsaw agree Iran is the 'greatest threat' in the Middle East. SOUNDBITE from Mike Pence