Saying the recent IAEA rebuke of Iran proved that diplomacy has failed, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is demanding Iran be referred to the UN Security Council, with an eye toward restoring every single sanction on them.
It’s not clear the rest of the world will go along with this, as the IAEA rebuke was about a single issue of past activity, and not a referendum on the state of the diplomatic process.
Lapid is hoping that one of the parties to the nuclear deal can bring the issue as a “snapback” sanctions proposal, since this is intended to prevent Russia or China from vetoing it, as they almost certainly would.
Lapid says Israel’s goal is to isolate Iran internationally, and that they are working with the US on this. It’s not clear that the US could try to facilitate the snapback sanctions, however, as they dishonored the deal and couldn’t really claim to be a party to it anymore.
Lapid’s calls to declare diplomacy failed and focus on sanctions is a popular position among Israeli officials, though several intelligence officials there have said that restoring the nuclear deal would be better than no deal at all, so even within Israel this anti-diplomacy stance is not universal.
What’s to discuss… as the rogue nuclear bomb apartheid state rants and raves. its all a show, and suspension of reality, as this rogue non signatory state calls a signatory state out for largely harmless progress….. Is there ever any justice when Israel is involved…?????
There is no point in protesting.You created the Frankenstein which is out to devour you.And for you to understand , there is no justice. Justice is word that exists only in dictionary
That is the height of cynicism… But it is the truth… Yet, it helps us to understand the process (and justification) for radicalism…
I am sorry. I only expressed my frustration. What happened to America which once was a proud and powerful nation as I could remember to be turned in to a vassal of small outfit called Israel.The viciousness with which fifth columnists strangulate your country. Really bizarre. Can you ever expect to have a president like Eisenhower who ordered Israel to vacate Sinai.Now I see your presidents being kicked on the face, albeit metaphorically, as reported by BBC for abstaining in a vote in UNGC or demanding vacating occupation. it is really pathetic
Israel is in 55 yr non-compliance with UNSC Resolution 242. There is where the sanctions belong.
Imagine if Iran had been doing the terroristic acts that Israel does with impunity. Then Lapid would have a point. As is, the only thing he should be begging for from the UN would be for Israel not to be sanctioned for those aforementioned terroristic acts.
If Iran pulled this crap, we would have bombed them into the stone age but NOT Israel… Israel is the chosen state and they can do no wrong…
Lapid is delusional like Trump… Iran with good relations with Russia and China can never be isolated internationally…!
There’s no doubt in my mind Wash. (both parties) will eventually attack Iran to keep those AIPAC lobby funds coming in. It’s all about money, isn’t it?
Somebody just get this over with, give Iran some bombs and missiles for them. Russia could just sell them a couple hundred medium range, enough to end the troubles with Israel. Russia needs the money, right?