BBC: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has warned that Iran poses the biggest threat to US Middle East interests, as she begins a major regional tour.
Ms Rice and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates are meeting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Arab ministers at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
The tour is aimed at uniting US allies against Iran, Syria and Hezbollah.
It is also trying to win support for a Mid-East peace conference planned for later this year, correspondents say. Iran 'biggest threat to Mid-East' (more)
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