U.S. Foreign Policy
The conclusion that Washington is “rushing towards” an agreement with Tehran leads Jerusalem to focus on requesting that any deal include enhanced inspections of nuclear sites.
Hassan Rouhani’s comment follows a meeting in Vienna of the Joint Commission of the JCPOA, whose chairman touts “progress” but with “more hard work” ahead.
“The core of the administration’s Iran strategy is a devil’s bargain that will funnel billions into Iran’s imperial project across the Middle East in exchange for a temporary reprieve from Iran’s relentless march towards nuclear-weapons capability,” said John Hannah, a senior fellow at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.
While the event is held annually in Iran, this year it coincided with a meeting in Vienna between Iran and the Joint Committee on the Nuclear Agreement.
In the face of Tehran’s determination and continued violations of the 2015 agreement, the U.S. administration’s firm stance on full Iranian compliance as a condition for lifting sanctions may crack.
For the past several years, Jordan has come under increasing strain due to wars in bordering Iraq and Syria, which has led to many refugees resettling in Jordan. Combine a population holding divergent loyalties with a poor economic situation, and the result has been unrest.
Meanwhile, the Iranian-backed Houthis have significantly escalated missile and drone attack on Saudi targets, as Houthi leadership also threatens to target the Jewish state.
A rare interview with IDF Maj. Gen. Tal Kalman, the head of the Israeli military’s Iran directorate.
In what he says might be his last message, the former Jordanian crown prince, accused of the plot, claims that he’s confined to his home, with his Internet and phone lines cut.
“The new agreement reflects Jordan’s increasing importance as a logistical and operative center in anticipation of further U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq and Syria at a time when the need for a U.S. military presence increases rather than decreases,” said Hillel Frisch.
In the first of a planned series of working meetings with European leaders, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, discuss Iran, the ICC, COVID-19 and more.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif calls on the United States “not to be shy, but takes measures that they need to take.”
