Top US diplomat says path forward involves security for Israel, a Palestinian state and marginalizing Iran

 There is a clear and "compelling" path toward peace in the Middle East, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, concluding his latest multi-nation visit to the region, which came amid fears that Israel-Hamas The fight may take a broader form. Regional conflict.

This path includes ensuring security for Israel, isolating and marginalizing Iran, and establishing a Palestinian state, he said, adding that these things are linked together.

It will be up to the governments of the region to take such a path, Blinken said.

"I believe countries are prepared to do all this," he told reporters. "And it's also the best way to address the most basic security concern of Israel and many others, which is the threat posed by Iran and its proxies." There are actions.” Cairo before your flight back to the United States.

The top US diplomat also stressed that his visit to the region resulted in concrete steps toward ending the conflict in Gaza. He said, "First of all, there has been an agreement by Israel for the United Nations to send an assessment team to the north of Gaza to look at the conditions that would be required for people to start moving back to the north. " "Second, is our commitment on behalf of the Palestinian Authority to issue meaningful reforms."