The nuclear talks in Vienna feel like a flashback. The US administration is yet again eager to join the dangerous Iranian nuclear deal and Israel is left to wage a rear-guard battle alone.
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It seems that Washington will rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, in its original form, without any changes or additions to the way it was worded in 2015 during the Obama administration.
Iran is playing a sophisticated game and is winning. Since the 2015 nuclear deal, not only has the Islamist regime enriched uranium to a boggling 60%, but it is also threatening to go up to 90% unless the US returns to the agreement as is.
The US is taking this approach instead of preventing the Islamist regime from creating a nuclear bomb in the upcoming decades, instead of setting up proper supervision of nuclear sites and forcing Tehran to cease its support of terrorism in the Middle East.
There is no doubt that resolving the Iranian issue through diplomatic ways is a legitimate approach. However, such negotiations must come from a position of strength.
The Trump administration increased pressure on Tehran and applied sanctions on its economy. In a case like this, the weak side in the negotiations is flexible and conforms to the strong side. The United States is the great superpower of the world. It should be the dominant side.
Israel is in contact with Washington, trying to make a case against the US reentry into the nuclear deal. However, it seems that Americans are intent on rejoining it. That is my impression after talking to diplomats in the US and Europe.
Meanwhile, Israel is using different means in preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons. It is something Israel does continually and will continue to do so as long as the Iranian nuclear threat persists.
If the US does rejoin the nuclear deal, we cannot let it deter us. When the world embraced Iran in 2015, Israel stood its ground and warned the intentional arena of the impending danger and that the Tehran government was a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Just like we did then, we must also now assume the duty of standing up for the truth. We shall not hesitate to tell the world that the Iranian nuclear agreement is a threat not only to Israel but to the entire world. The Jewish state, in turn, will do what is needed to protect its citizens.
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