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Hagel: Iran deal won’t weaken Gulf security

By Washington Examiner
Published May 14, 2014 10:14am ET
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Hagel: Iran deal won’t weaken Gulf security
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, addresses his Gulf counterparts in the Conference Palace, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. In remarks opening a conference, Hagel said Wednesday that Washington is hopeful of progress this week in the Iran deal-drafting talks in Vienna. Hagel said that regardless of the outcome of the Iran negotiations, the U.S. will remain "postured and prepared" to ensure that Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool) | Mandel Ngan

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday promised U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf that negotiations to contain Iran’s nuclear program will not weaken their security.

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