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US Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Bahrain as part of Middle East trip

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters following a meeting with members of the UN Security Council about Iran's alleged non-compliance with a nuclear deal and calling for the restoration of sanctions against Iran at United Nations headquarters in New York, August 20, 2020. (AFP)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in New York, August 20, 2020. (File photo: AFP)

US Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Bahrain as part of Middle East trip

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Bahrain on Tuesday as part of a Middle East tour following an accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalize relations.

A US-brokered deal on normalizing relations between Israel and the UAE was announced on Aug. 13. Israel and the United States have said they are pushing more Arab countries to follow suit.

Pompeo traveled first to Jerusalem and was in Sudan on Tuesday.

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