Israeli officials had tried to argue that they don’t really oppose the Vienna nuclear talks with Iran, but today’s comments from Defense Minister Benny Gantz show that the goal is, as ever, to prevent diplomatic progress.
Gantz blamed Iran for the “terror attack on the United Arab Emirates” earlier this week, a missile strike by Yemen’s Houthi movement, a Shi’ite group and therefore often tied to Iran, even if the depth of their actual relationship isn’t entirely clear.
Gantz called for the Vienna talks to take into account the actions of Iranian proxies in addition to the nuclear talks. In practice this is a chance to vilify Iran for a myriad of regional issues, and to divert attention away from the important nuclear negotiations.
The Israeli Prime Minister Office issued a statement saying the goal is to “hit the Iranian regime and its emissaries in the region.” Israeli officials already made clear their hostility toward Iran would remain with or without a nuclear deal, and even though they insisted that the nuclear talks have nothing to do with them, they still want to dictate the terms of those talks.
Non-signatories with illegal nuclear wespons should have absolutely 0 % say in negotiations amongst the signatories!!!
“Illegal” nuclear weapons-what law says illegal?
I believe he referrers to the NPT, the treaty Israel refuses to sign.
No country is obliged to sign.
You did not know?? One year ago the UN voted by a large majority to ban them.Of course, the nuke BigBoys did not sign, but most people in the world do not want them to be used.
If so, then Israel’s nuclear weapons must be an issue in those talks, along with Israel’s constant cross border attacks on all its neighbors.
Yes, lets talk about all of it.
Yes-let the neighbors stop shooting and they wont be shot at.
According to Blinken’s erstwhile calendar time has already expired, …? another bluff that went poof?
The Houthi “terrorists” that Biden mentioned???No talk of territorial integrity here.
Nuclear talks are about nuclear issues. Period.
Gantz is dreaming again…!
Houthis gaining power means that Iran can close off Red Sea shipping-not acceptable.
Don’t care. Israel is not acceptable to civilized people.
Who defines what is “civilized?” Those you and your cronies like? Hitler was voted man of the year by a leading “civlized” US magazine. “Civilized” Europeans raped the Congo.cutting off peoples fingers if they did not produce enough rubber. “Civilized Europeans enslaved Africa and the peoples of Central and South America, selling people’s children and working people to death in the search for gold. Clean your own house.
Why is this not acceptable but the USA can do whatever it likes regardless of the needs of the people?
Stick to the point.