Kremlin on Creating NATO Analogue in Middle East: Unlikely That Such Mechanisms Needed

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, commenting on the idea of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to create an alliance similar to NATO in the Middle East, that it is unlikely that such confrontational mechanisms are needed.

In an address to the US Congress on Wednesday, Netanyahu proposed that the United States and Israel should forge a security alliance to counter Iran, in the same way that America allied with Europe to counter the Soviet Union. 

"Do we need confrontational mechanisms in the Middle East? It is unlikely, but you need to understand the details of Netanyahu’s reasoning before making any conclusions," Peskov told reporters.