Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with President Biden’s special envoy for Iran Monday and reiterated Israel’s opposition to planned US negotiations with Tehran to revive the nuclear deal, claiming the Iranians have no intention of rejoining the agreement.
US special envoy Robert Malley is in Israel as part of a tour of the region where he will meet with Iran’s rivals ahead of the nuclear deal talks that will resume on November 29th. According to Israel’s YNET news site, Lapid claimed in a meeting with Malley that Iran is only reentering the negotiations to buy time.
Malley also met with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and David Barnea, the head of the Mossad spy agency. An Israeli source told Haaretz that Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is not meeting with Malley because he is opposed to the JCPOA talks, although another source said Malley is not senior enough to meet with the Israeli leader.
Malley’s trip also includes stops in the UAE, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. Each country is opposed to the JCPOA, and such close US coordination ahead of the new talks doesn’t send the best signal to Tehran. While Malley tours the Middle East, Iranian officials are engaging with the remaining JCPOA participants; China, Russia, the UK, France, and Germany.
The Biden administration has been coordinating very closely with Israel on Iran as Israeli officials are constantly threatening to attack the Islamic Republic. Last week, the head of the Israeli Defense Forces said this week that he is “accelerating” plans to attack the Islamic Republic. The US has joined Israel in the hawkish rhetoric. In a recent interview, Secretary of State Antony Blinken wouldn’t rule out military action as an “option” to explore if the JCPOA isn’t revived.
USA should be dissolved.Shift the White House to Tel Aviv. There is absolutely no need for two establishments.What is known today as U S of A can be run by an administrator appointed from Tel Aviv
India and Pakistan should be returned to Britain.
Very funny. Feel embarrassed, shamed? Cant’s help.
Or else, be happy and proud about the fact I suggested, that is if belong to that group
Israel doesn’t speak for Iran which never left the deal to begin with.
Israel speaks.Speaks, no orders rather, what America should or should not do
Bingo!
Buying time indeed. But never mind the reason. Being in full compliance obviously didn’t work.
Screw Israhell for trying to drag us into another war to “benefit” them. Amerikkkan boys and girls, how do you feel about giving your lives for a quasi-nation that echoes Nazi Germany?
“Drag.” You will find more resistance in a three dollar whorehouse.
And by the way. what is your opinion of Farakhan?
The Iranians have no intention of agreeing to all that Israel demands via the US. It won’t submit to Israeli regional domination, attacks on neighbors, and routine murder of Muslims. Shocking.
Muslims killing Muslim sis the real problem
Yair Lapid is a complete idiot…!
He is very likely to get exactly what he wants. He’s evil, speaking on behalf of evil, but not an idiot.