By Hassan MohammadZaman

Mid East correspondent for crwenewswire.com

Chairman of USA `s joint chief of staff Admiral Mike Mullen arrived in Israel on Sunday in an unscheduled trip to discuss Iran’s nuclear program and Israel’s deteriorating ties with Turkey in the wake of attack on Freedom Flotilla.

During his visit he will meet Israel’s defense minister Ehud Barrack and Israeli Chief of Staff Gaby Ashkenazi.

Analysts believe that Israel has been prodding the USA to attack Iran, while Israel and USA both possess nuclear arms and have used them in the past.

The USA has imposed unilateral sanctions against Iran ,although the later neither possesses any nuclear arms nor intends to do so in future. Situation in Lebanon and Syria was also discussed.

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