The American Axios website quoted a high-ranking Israeli official aside from what the Israeli delegation agreed to during its talks with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.

The site reported that the two sides agreed to neutralize their differences on the nuclear deal from the rest of the files, including cooperation in other issues related to Iran.

He stressed that the Israeli team told Sullivan that returning to the nuclear deal with Iran would reduce the chances of reaching a longer and stronger agreement.

He indicated that the Israeli team was concerned about how the meeting with US officials would proceed, but was very satisfied with the way things went.

The White House announced that US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and his Israeli counterpart, Meir Ben Shabat, agreed to form a joint working group to focus attention on the growing threat posed by Iran to supply its allies with drones and precision-guided missiles.

Sullivan affirmed that US President Joe Biden "supports Israel's right to defend itself."

The Israeli security delegation, led by Ben Shabat and head of the Foreign Intelligence Service (Mossad) Yossi Cohen, began a visit to Washington on Monday.

According to Israeli media, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed the delegation to strongly express its opposition to Washington's return to the nuclear deal.