JERUSALEM Devan Dubnyk Wild Jersey , Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The first U.S. permanent military base unveiled in Israel Tuesday reveals the two sides' readiness to enhance bilateral cooperation and further curb Iran.
Israel and the United States have been working towards the base during the past two years, and all facilities necessary for a permanent military presence will be put in place soon, by when several dozens of U.S. soldiers will be stationed, said Zvika Haimovitch, head of the Aerial Defense Division in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).
The IDF announced on Monday that the United States has opened a permanent military base at Israel's southern region of Negev desert.
Haimovitch told the press that the base would be established at the School of Air Defense, not disclosing whether the Americans would take part in any combat operations.
The base's opening comes as Israel faces a slew of regional threats Kyle Quincey Wild Jersey , especially from its arch enemy Iran.
Iran has continued to work on both its nuclear program as well as its ballistic missiles, despite international criticism has kept Israel and the United States on high alert.
Analysts believe the open of the base is a follow-up move to further watch and curb Iran, whose relationship with the United States has increasingly deteriorated after the U.S. President Donald Trump took office.
After years of tension with the West, Iran struck a deal, known as JCPOA, with the world powers of Britain Daniel Winnik Wild Jersey , China, France, Russia and the United States plus Germany in July 2015, under which Iran agreed to limit its uranium-enrichment activities in return for the lifting of western and international sanctions.
However, Trump, who during his election campaign had called the Iranian nuclear deal a "disaster" and "the worst deal ever negotiated Matt Dumba Wild Jersey ," approved new economic sanctions on Tehran last month for its missile program, which triggered worries about possible U.S. termination of the nuclear deal with Iran.
To better respond to missile threats, Israel and the United States have been working together to develop several missile defense systems. On Sunday, the IDF opened a new Iron Dome battalion, adding additional defense capabilities to Israel's air defense.
"The American base and the establishment of the new battalion bring more capabilities," Haimovitch stated.
The two countries have long maintained a good rapport with each other in terms of military cooperation Ryan Suter Wild Jersey , with the United States providing financial support to help develop Israel's military capabilities and Israel keeping an eye on hostile states such as Iran.
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NAIROBI, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Germany's most-capped player Matthaus arrived in Nairobi Tuesday on a two-day tour and announced that he is through with his coaching career after ending a stint with the Bulgarian national team.
The visit, dubbed "StarTimes Bundesliga Legends Tour", will see him Luke Kunin Wild Jersey , among other activities, promote Germany's top tier football league.
"The Bundesliga made me who I am and it is something I have learnt to embrace all the time. I am done with coaching and happily living with my family in Budapest, Hungary," Matthaus said during a media briefing in Nairobi.
Matthaus, the 1990 World Cup winner and seven-time Bundesliga winner becomes the second ambassador of the Bundesliga Legends Network to tour the country following a previous visit by Nigerian Sunday Oliseh late last year.
"The strength of Bundesliga has already impacted the international scene. Look at the Germany national team. Mario Gotze, Marco Reus Marcus Foligno Wild Jersey , Mesut Ozil, Sami Khedira, Toni Kroos, Thomas Muller and a number of other world class players have come out of Bundesliga. The fact is that Bundesliga has one of the best youth systems in the world," Matthaus remarked.
He said that with a good mentality and a good side, a team is bound to win matches Jason Zucker Wild Jersey , adding that the way German clubs are producing many German young talented players, beating them in the World Cup will be hard.
He re-visited Germany's 1-2 quarterfinal loss to Bulgaria during the 1994 World Cup held in the United States, saying that even though they had great players, they did not play as a team and reiterated that if Kenya wants to grow the fans turnout numbers, the price of stadium tickets must be made affordable, like they have done in Germany.
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