During a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the US shouldn’t return to the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.
“I can tell you that I hope that the United States will not go back to the old JCPOA because we believe that that deal paves the way for Iran to have an arsenal of nuclear weapons with international legitimacy,” Netanyahu said in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
Israeli officials claim the JCPOA is a path to a nuclear-armed Iran because it has an expiration date. But after the JCPOA, the Iranians would still be bound by the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which Israel refuses to sign due to its secret nuclear weapons program.
Netanyahu also hinted at possible action against Iran under the guise of self-defense. “We also reiterated that whatever happens, Israel will always reserve the right to defend itself against a regime committed to our destruction, committed to getting the weapons of mass destruction for that end,” he said.
Blinken did not rebuke Netanyahu’s comments and only said the US is “consulting closely with Israel” on the indirect negotiations with Iran that are ongoing in Vienna to revive the JCPOA. While US officials have downplayed the progress of the Vienna talks, Iranian officials have had positive things to say and believe a deal will be reached soon.
What was it, sixty some children killed by Netanyahu’s recent bombing campaign, and we are standing next to him, something wrong here, its time to distance ourselves from this monster.
Israel claims to have killed only fifty people. All the rest — were Hamas, Among children there were 16 teenagers under 18, all therefore counted as Hamas.
Israel needs to just learn when to stop talking. Such insensitivity to human life — all in the interest of politics , is breathtaking.
He should have.
Since he did not, now Biden must.
“There is no shift in my commitment to the security of Israel. Period. No shift, not at all”
The fact that he didn’t speaks volumes. It would have been easy for him to do so. This chapter isn’t over.
Because he is at one with Bibi and Israeli Zionists. Biden will not because he feels AIPACs prying eyes.
As a rogue nuclear state, Israel has no credentials to speak on another nation’s pursuit (or non-pursuit) of nuclear weapons. When Israel signs on to the same inspection and control regime that it demands of Iran, then it can have a place at the table. Otherwise, anything Israel says regarding Iran’s (or anyone else’s ) nuclear weapons may be dismissed out of hand. This should be our policy regarding Israel on this issue, and it should be made crystal-clear to them in a very public way.
When Israel signs on to the NPT (which included inspection and control), as Iran did in 1968 (ratified in 1970)..FIFY
Why does Israel have so much influence over the World’s most powerful country?
Anyone would think that Israel had the power of veto at the UN?
How many senators in the US have joint US/Israeli citizenship?
Israel has so much power over America because their corrupt 5 column is rife with bribery, blackmail, and Jeffrey Epstein young temptations. Cultural geavitas of high culture and acheivement, Billionare people buyers like Adelson, and moles within all high places in every power aspect of governance, including the courts and if one looks closely, the military too. e.g. Dov Zakheim… Who was he..???
Under Secretry of State (Comptroller) The Pentagon’s money man from 2001 – July 15, 2004. The guy who was in charge of Pentagon billions when 2.3 trillion vanished dollars was announced on 9/10/ year 2001. Hard to “Trump” that as power position…!!!! Not to mention what happened NEXT…. Try wiki to see who is e.g. Dov Zakheim…
Blinken / Biden need to keep strengthening ties and support for Palestine every time Netanyahoo and his Mob try to scuttle Iran talks.
It is a subtle form of diplomacy that works well with the Israeli people, they are a very transactional bunch.
Remember when the Pompeo and Rouhani had that joint press conference while the “Abraham Accords” were in progress and Pompeo stood like a tree stump while Rouhani laid out Iran’s objections to those very accords? Me neither.
I have a feeling that Netanyahu’s gambit — provocations, including illegal evictions, attacking religious sites followed by bombing of Gaza — may result in damage to Biden administration.
The Palestinian issue will not disappear despite Biden reluctantly throwing little money in Palestinian direction.
In fact, international focus has just started. Joint statements by Jordanian and Egyptian foreign ministries sound as if the problem has been identified and will be addressed in earnest.
This does not bode well for Blinken’s visit to Egypt.
There is a potential for the issue to be expanded by many countries. And complications may bind Biden to his favorite country for foreseeable future..
Likud zionist thug dictating to obedient babbling subordinate.