US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met the Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to try to ease tensions over the latest Iran nuclear deal.

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met the Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to try to ease tensions over the latest Iran nuclear deal, as the Zionist PM urged lawmakers in Washington to reject the agreement.

The two-hour meeting came on the final day of Carter's visit to the occupied territories, the first stop on a regional tour aimed at reassuring US allies in the region who have concerns over the Iran deal.

On Monday, Carter met with the Zionist Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon and signaled the United States was ready to boost military cooperation with the Jewish entity. He also toured the northern border with Lebanon.

Carter on Monday sought to address the Zionists' worries that the nuclear deal
with Iran meant Washington was shifting its focus in the region, saying "Israel remained the bedrock of American strategy in the Middle East".

World powers have called the July 14 agreement an historic opportunity to set relations with Iran on a new path.

Netanyahu has argued however that military force remains on the table to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, although experts say unilateral strikes by the Zionist military appear highly unlikely for now.

The United States currently grants the Zionist entity about $3 billion a year in military aid in addition to spending on other projects, such as the Iron Dome missile defense system. There have been suggestions that the assistance could be increased due to the Iran agreement.

However, the Fox News quoted US officials say Washington has no plans to offer new weaponry as compensation for the Iran deal.