Obama: U.S., Israel in talks 'for months' over security cooperation

[August 29, 2015]  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that the U.S. and Israeli governments have been in discussions for months about security cooperation.

"We've been in discussions with the Israeli government for months now about the importance of us getting back on track in working together to enhance our security cooperation," Obama said during a webcast with U.S. Jewish organizations about the nuclear deal with Iran.

He said that cooperation could include next generation missile defense programs, improved intelligence and "how to counteract Iran proxies."

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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