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PM Lapid Holds Briefing For Foreign Correspondents: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aug. 24, 2022 — PM Lapid: Israel is not against any agreement. We are against this agreement, because it is a bad one. Because it cannot be accepted as it is written right now. We have made it clear to everyone: if a deal is signed, it does not obligate Israel. We will act to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear state.
US Officials Said Seeking to Calm Israeli Fears, Insisting Iran Deal ‘Not Imminent’: TOI staff, Times of Israel, Aug. 20, 2022 — US officials have in recent days told Israel’s leadership that a new nuclear deal is not imminent and that Washington has not agreed to any new concessions to Iran in order to reach an accord, the Walla news site reported Saturday, citing senior US officials. But the report said Jerusalem has not been soothed by such messaging.
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Israel Resigned To New Iran Nuclear Deal over Its Objections: Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor, Aug. 23, 2022
Prof. Eyal Zisser, Israel Hayom, Aug. 21, 2022
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Iran to Ban Inspections Not Agreed upon in 2015 Nuclear Deal: Reuters and ILH staff, Aug. 24, 2022 — Iran will not allow inspections beyond what is in a 2015 nuclear deal, the country’s nuclear chief said on Wednesday, as the United States prepares to respond to a proposal to revive Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers.
Israelis Press U.S. Not to Rejoin Iran Nuclear Deal: Nahal Toosi, Politico, Aug. 23, 2022 — The Israeli government is ramping up pressure on the Biden administration to walk away from international efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal.
Lapid Warns Macron: Iran Nuclear Proposal Crosses Red Lines of 2015 Deal: Sharon Wrobel, Algemeiner, Aug. 23, 2022 — Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid told French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday that the country opposes a return to the Iran nuclear agreement, warning that the latest EU proposal goes beyond the original 2015 deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and will help funnel funds into Tehran’s terrorist activities.
Iran’s Arab Foes Are Mending Ties with Tehran Amid Uncertainty Over Nuclear Talks: Abbas Al Lawati and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, Aug. 22, 2022 — A lot has happened since Gulf Arab states downgraded ties with Iran in January 2016 when an angry mob stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran and set fire to it following the Saudi execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
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