U.S. Foreign Policy
There seem to be vast differences between the proposed framework in Vienna and the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as significant concessions have been made by the West in order to appease Iranian negotiators.
Barbara A. Leaf was also in Jordan to discuss the new seven-year, $10.5 billion memorandum on Strategic Partnerships.
Mossad Director David Barnea to head to Washington on Monday to make clear the dangers of a revived accord.
Moreover, Iran has offered to help Russia evade sanctions with both countries having collaborated with China to increase diplomatic, economic and defense cooperation, noted the letter.
Former Military Intelligence Research Division head Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser tells JNS that overall, “it is clear to me that the current reality of a no-deal is better than a reality with a deal.”
"[W]e went in as strong Israel advocates, as strong Israel friends, and I think we earned respect because of it,” said former White House Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt.
“If you do not have a credible military threat against Iran, you essentially have nothing,” the former Israeli prime minister tells “Fox & Friends.”
The Biden administration’s review of Iran’s response to the final E.U. draft agreement has been completed, and its response has been conveyed to the Europeans, says U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price.
“We are not prepared to live with a nuclear threat above our heads from an extremist, violent Islamist regime. This will not happen. Because we will not let it happen,” said the Israeli prime minister.
Mickey Bergman works to free American prisoners and hostages held aboard. He’s now serving as a conduit between the White House and Kremlin to secure the release of American basketball star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan.
Most parties to the original accord have signed off on the new one, but the United States has not yet responded, says E.U. foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell.
“Like Washington, we have our own ‘Plan B’ if the talks fail,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.
