U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry To Travel To The Middle East For Talks On The Iran Nuclear Deal

Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York to speak about the Iran accord. Credit Hilary Swift/The New York Times

Washington Examiner: Kerry on mission to soothe Arab allies

With the Iran nuclear deal behind him, Secretary of State John Kerry is off to the Middle East next week to discuss a topic many in the region and in Washington have complained is missing from the complex arrangement: a plan to deal with Tehran's disruptive behavior.

Kerry will be in Cairo on Sunday to consult with Egyptian officials and will meet with Gulf Cooperation Council members in Qatar on Monday. He told the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday that discussions would center on a "very robust initiative" to curb Iran's bad behavior.

"We will be engaging in special forces training, counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, counter-finance — a whole series of steps in order to empower all of us to do a better job of reducing those activities," he said.

Update: Kerry To Pitch Iran Nuclear Deal In Mideast Visits Next Week -- Radio Free Europe

WNU Editor: If 99% of the world supports this agreement .... why the need to travel and gain support? .... Iran nuclear deal: '99% of world agrees' says Obama (BBC).

Update #2: Why am I not surprised .... Kerry to skip Israel during upcoming visit to Middle East (Israel Hayom).