US, Israel Discuss Expanding Cooperation on Iran

Israel’s National Security Adviser Eyal Hulata (L) and his US counterpart, Jake Sullivan, meet in October. (Jake Sullivan via Twitter)
Israel’s National Security Adviser Eyal Hulata (L) and his US counterpart, Jake Sullivan, meet in October. (Jake Sullivan via Twitter)
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US, Israel Discuss Expanding Cooperation on Iran

Israel’s National Security Adviser Eyal Hulata (L) and his US counterpart, Jake Sullivan, meet in October. (Jake Sullivan via Twitter)
Israel’s National Security Adviser Eyal Hulata (L) and his US counterpart, Jake Sullivan, meet in October. (Jake Sullivan via Twitter)

Israel’s National Security Adviser Eyal Hulata has announced that talks with his US counterpart, Jake Sullivan, are part of deepening strategic coordination between Tel Aviv and Washington on Iran’s nuclear program.

Hulata stressed that Israel “is trying to expand interest in Iran’s nuclear file so that it includes other issues related to Iranian arms in the region and hegemony schemes.” He also said he would discuss other matters during his trip to Washington, including deepening and expanding the Abraham Accords.

He kicked off his trip on Tuesday.

The top security official had participated in a security briefing with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on the eve of his trip to Washington.

He said that he and Sullivan have almost daily conversations by phone, but “sometimes it is necessary to meet face to face.”

He confirmed that his trip was planned, “but it became more urgent in wake of the phone call between Bennett and US President Joe Biden, two days ago.”

Hulata admitted that there are differences with Washington on several issues, but said that “coordination is deep, important and strategic and we are working on it.”

“Coordination with the US is an essential element that the Prime Minister insisted on from the first moment. It is no secret that Israel and the United States do not agree on the Iranian issue, especially when it comes to the nuclear deal,” said Hulata.

“There is a danger that after returning to the deal and lifting sanctions, the US will lose the tools that would allow it to impose a longer and stronger agreement on Iran,” warned Hulata.



Blast at Los Angeles Sheriff's Facility Leaves 3 Dead

A Los Angeles County sheriff's officer stands watch as a police vehicle passes by, while officers block the road to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Biscailuz Center Academy Training facility,in East Los Angeles, California, US July 18, 2025. REUTERS/ Mike Blake
A Los Angeles County sheriff's officer stands watch as a police vehicle passes by, while officers block the road to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Biscailuz Center Academy Training facility,in East Los Angeles, California, US July 18, 2025. REUTERS/ Mike Blake
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Blast at Los Angeles Sheriff's Facility Leaves 3 Dead

A Los Angeles County sheriff's officer stands watch as a police vehicle passes by, while officers block the road to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Biscailuz Center Academy Training facility,in East Los Angeles, California, US July 18, 2025. REUTERS/ Mike Blake
A Los Angeles County sheriff's officer stands watch as a police vehicle passes by, while officers block the road to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Biscailuz Center Academy Training facility,in East Los Angeles, California, US July 18, 2025. REUTERS/ Mike Blake

An explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility has killed three deputies, local media reported on Friday, though officials have yet to confirm any deaths.

A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said an explosion occurred at the Biscailuz Center Academy Training in East Los Angeles. The spokesperson said the cause was under investigation and that they were not yet ready to confirm any deaths or injuries, Reuters reported.

The Los Angeles Times newspaper, citing unnamed law enforcement sources, reported that three deputies were killed in the blast, which took place when a bomb squad moved some explosives.

Hilda Solis, who serves on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, said in a written statement that "my heart goes out to the families, friends, and colleagues of the three individuals who lost their lives in what appears to have been a devastating explosion."

US Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on social media that she had spoken with Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna along with US Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli "about what appears to be a horrific incident that killed at least three at a law enforcement training facility in Los Angeles."

Bondi said that federal agents were at the scene and working to learn more.