Israel also says the negotiations must be accompanied by a “credible” military threat to ensure that Iran does not delay indefinitely. It says it wants an improved deal that places tighter restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program and addresses Iran’s long-range missile program and its support for hostile proxies along Israel’s borders. Israel considers Iran to be its greatest enemy and it strongly opposed the 2015 deal. In the midst of the negotiations, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog confirmed that Iran had begun enriching uranium up to 20% purity at its underground facility at Fordo – a site where enrichment is not permitted under the deal. Iran also isn’t slowing down advances in its atomic program, further raising the stakes in talks. But negotiators ended the round disappointed, claiming Iran had backtracked on progress made in previous rounds and had dug in with new demands on sanctions relief. Talks resumed earlier this month in Vienna after a five-month hiatus that came following Raisi’s election. withdrawal, especially without a contingency plan for Iran’s continuously developing nuclear plan, was mishandled. Prominent voices in Israel, including a former defense minister and former intelligence head, are now indicating the U.S. has reimposed sanctions and Iran has stepped up its nuclear activities - amassing a stockpile of highly enriched uranium that goes well beyond the bounds of the accord. That agreement, launched by President Barack Obama, granted Iran relief from stifling sanctions in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program.īut three years later, President Donald Trump, with strong encouragement from then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, withdrew from the deal, causing it to unravel. The Vienna negotiations are working to revive the 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and six world powers. Navy’s busiest port of call outside of America. and French forces and its Jebel Ali port is the U.S. During the recent Dubai air show, Sheikh Mohammed visited the pavilion of Israel Aerospace Industries, Israel’s largest state-owned defense contractor. Under Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi’s powerful crown prince and long the de facto ruler of the Emirates, the UAE has embarked on a rapid expansion of its military forces to counter what it sees as the threat posed by Iran. Israel sees the UAE as a crucial part of that outreach to its allies. Earlier this year Lapid visited the UAE and inaugurated Israel’s embassy there. Israel, which is not a party to the talks in Vienna, has turned to its allies to work together and lobby negotiators seeking to rein in Iran’s nuclear program.įoreign Minister Yair Lapid recently visited Europe and Egypt and Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Mossad chief David Barnea flew to the U.S. Several other regional political visits, by Syria’s foreign minister and the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Turkey, have also taken place recently, all with an eye on the negotiations. It was a major visit for the Gulf Arab federation that has long viewed Iran as its main regional threat. This is just the beginning.”īennett’s trip comes on the heels of a visit by the UAE’s national security adviser, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Tehran, where he met with Iran’s new hard-line president, Ebrahim Raisi, in a bid to ease tensions. “In just one year since normalizing our relationship, we’ve already seen the extraordinary potential of the Israel-UAE partnership. “We’re going to be discussing ways to further our cooperation in a number of fields, especially strengthening our economic and commercial ties,” Bennett said, shortly before takeoff. The deal to establish ties between the countries only increased tensions with the Islamic Republic. Israel and the UAE have long shared common anxiety over Iran’s nuclear program.
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Israel and the UAE last year signed a normalization deal brokered by the Trump administration under the “Abraham Accords,” a series of diplomatic accords with Arab countries that also included Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco. The Israeli outreach has been accompanied by repeated threats to take military action against Iran if diplomacy fails.īennett’s trip to Abu Dhabi, where he will meet with Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed, is a milestone for both Israel and its new leader. and the Mideast to push for a firmer approach to Iran. In recent weeks, Israel has dispatched its top diplomat and its defense and spy chiefs to meet allies in Europe, the U.S. Israel has watched with concern as Iran has pushed a hard line against negotiators meeting in Vienna, at once demanding sanctions relief while accelerating its nuclear program. JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday took off on a historic trip to the United Arab Emirates, the first visit by an Israeli premier, as part of a blitz of regional diplomacy against the backdrop of struggling nuclear talks with Iran.
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