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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks with Franciscan monks outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus, in Jerusalem's Old City, during his visit to Jerusalem. AFP
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin walks near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, during his visit to Jerusalem. AFP
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks with Franciscan monks outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, during his visit to Jerusalem. AFP
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks with Franciscan monks outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, during his visit to Jerusalem. AFP
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin looks on outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus, in Jerusalem's Old City, during his visit to Jerusalem. AFP
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks with Franciscan monks outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus, in Jerusalem's Old City, during his visit to Jerusalem. AFP
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin walks near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, during his visit to Jerusalem. AFP
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks with Franciscan monks outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, during his visit to Jerusalem. AFP
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks with Franciscan monks outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, during his visit to Jerusalem. AFP
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin looks on outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus, in Jerusalem's Old City, during his visit to Jerusalem. AFP
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks with Franciscan monks outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus, in Jerusalem's Old City, during his visit to Jerusalem. AFP
US defence secretary says Iran nuclear deal efforts will continue
Alleged sabotage incident at Natanz nuclear site will not affect diplomatic process, Lloyd Austin said in Israel
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Leila Gharagozlou
12 April, 2021
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