Israeli PM to present new Biden strategy to counter Iran regime nuclear threat

The Prime Minister of Israel, Naftali Bennett, will present to US President Joe Biden a new Israeli policy and strategy on the issue of Iran, which will be different from that adopted by the previous government, according to a Tel Aviv politician at a press conference ahead of the meeting next Thursday between the two leaders at the White House.

“We received a very difficult legacy from the previous government when it comes to Iran.”said the official.

“After all the statements and rhetoric (from Netanyahu), Iran is at a very advanced stage of its nuclear program. There was a disparity between the rhetoric and the outcome, and we have to see how we are going to prepare for this challenge. The right thing to do is to analyze system-wide what Israel, the United States and other actors in the region are doing to stop the Iranians. Here is an opportunity, ”he added.

The senior official said Bennett had reviewed Israel’s policy on Iran in recent months. Explained that The prime minister formulated a strategy to deal with the issue of uranium enrichment, Iran’s efforts to manufacture nuclear missile warheads and Iranian operations in the region.

” The Prime Minister he will not automatically accept everything that has been done in the past concerning Iran ”, the source pointed out.

“The rate of enrichment is staggering and worrying. Iranian regional aggression is everywhere. Bennett will present an orderly strategy to deal with the Iranian challenge in the situation we find ourselves in now. This is and will be the center of the discussion with the President.

From Bennett’s perspective, Holding the meeting at the current stage, despite the coronavirus and Afghanistan crisis, is important due to the significant progress that has been made in the Iranian nuclear program (JCPOA) in recent months. When preparations began for the Bennett-Biden meeting, a return to the JCPOA by the United States and Iran seemed to be going ahead. The chances of this happening appear to have diminished since Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi took office.

The Benet-led coalition – like the previous Netanyahu government – fervently opposes the agreement signed in 2015 between Tehran and the G5 + 1 powers, to which Biden plans to reintegrate after the Trump administration pulled the United States out in 2018.

The politician said that a return to international agreement on the Iranian nuclear program at this stage would be of no use, Since it would cover the uranium enrichment issue that Iran has been carrying out and at the same time it would grant them more resources than they could use to continue their regional aggression.

The Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv, He added that the official said: “The meeting scheduled for Thursday between Bennett and the American president will be crucial. It is important for us to hold this meeting now because of the Iranian problem, despite the external challenges. “

He went on to say that “The intention of the Israelis and the Americans is that the visit be good and warm and reflect the good spirit and the warm relations between the parties. The new message that Israel will try to present will be that it intends to build good relations with both sides of the aisle of American politics through dialogue and listening. “

Commenting on the JCPOA, the spokesperson said that “At the simplest level, there is no real value in going back to the deal because it solves fewer problems than in 2015. The Iranian enrichment rate is advanced, that is to say it is high, and that is one of the things that we have to face as a legacy. “

The politician explained that Bennett’s opinion “is that the Iranian regime is at its most extreme since 1979. Raisi’s election indicates a very specific direction indicating that it is a “government of the Revolutionary Guards” for all purposes. The enrichment rate is staggering and this is a worrying trend. Iran’s regional aggression is everywhere: at sea, in the air and on land. “

For its part, Likud issued the following statement: “Unlike Netanyahu, Bennett failed in the coronavirus and failed in the fight against Iran. If Bennett were obsessed with vaccines and Israel’s security instead of obsessed with Netanyahu, Iran would lose and Israel would win. “

THE BENNET BIDEN MEETING

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett left for Washington on Tuesday for a series of meetings, the most important of which will be your first meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House. This will be the first time the two leaders have met since taking office.

Bennett’s meetings should focus primarily on in the Israeli effort to influence international negotiations with Iran and prevent the conclusion of a new nuclear deal that resembles the JCPOA of 2015, lest he push Iran to acquire nuclear weapons.

The trip to Washington it will be Bennett’s first official state visit as Prime Minister. According to unofficial information, Bennett has already met King Abdullah of Jordan. Bennett’s reunion with Biden is scheduled for noon Thursday, even as international attention remains focused on the events in Afghanistan.

An Israeli politician said that The fact that Americans have devoted so much precious time to the physical meeting between the two leaders amid all other events, including the coronavirus, shows the importance they attach to the meeting. “It should be noted that, along with the focus on Afghanistan, the Americans made this visit a top priority, reflecting the goodwill and commitment of the Americans to Israel. […]

Bennett is expected to meet with several other senior officials in the Biden administration, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, although those meetings have not been confirmed. The Israeli politician said that “a close, fluid and very caring working relationship has been formed” between the Israeli government and the US administration, “Which are based on mutual understanding of difficulties and priorities.”

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