U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in Jordan, is aiming to reassure key allies of American commitment to the region despite Washington's recent focus on Russia and China, officials said, but plans frank messages for leaders of Israel and Egypt
"I think this trip is an excellent example of an opportunity to continue to tell people in the theater that they remain important to us," added McKenzie, now leading the University of South Florida's Global and National Security Institute.
With the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the Jewish Passover holiday weeks away, foreign mediators have sought to reduce tensions that rose after Netanyahu regained power at the head of a hard-right coalition. Under Sisi, who as army chief led the 2013 ouster of Egypt's first democratically elected president, there has been a long crackdown on political dissent that has swept up liberal critics as well as Islamists.
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