title: Netanyahu says Israel expanding Middle East ties, but not with Iran
text: JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is expanding ties throughout the Middle East but not with Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, accusing his country s arch-foe of trying to dominate the region. Addressing a Jerusalem diplomatic conference, Netanyahu said Israel has relations  with nearly every single one  of nations that do not formally recognize it, due to their growing need for its economic and security expertise.   See that country in red? By the way that s not on our list of diplomatic allies,  he said, pointing to Iran on a regional map. He deemed Iran an  aggressive regime  seeking nuclear arms and a  land bridge  via its allies to the Mediterranean sea. 