Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed Tuesday to step up diplomatic efforts to avoid an escalation in tensions in the Middle East amid a standoff between the United States and Iran."We share the goal with the United States that we don't recognize Iran's possession of nuclear weapons, and that we promote regional peace and stability," Motegi told journalists after talks with Pompeo in East Palo Alto, near San Francisco.Motegi said he voiced "deep concern" to Pompeo about heightened tensions in the Middle East, a region that provides a thir…READ FULL ARTICLE
