Israel Pushes US to Walk Away from Iran Nuclear Talks: i24News English, Dec. 6, 2021 — Interview with Norman Roule, former National Intelligence Manager for Iran, Office of Dir. of National Intelligence and Senior Adviser, United Against Nuclear Iran.
MEMRI President Yigal Carmon On Al-Jazeera TV: Iran Is Working On A Nuclear Bomb, Israeli Military Action Would Constitute Self-Defense; Only The Establishment Of A Democratic Government In Iran Can Stop Its Doctrine Of Annihilating Israel: MEMRI, Dec. 8, 2021 — Yigal Carmon, the President of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) said in a December 5, 2021 interview on Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar) that any Israeli military action against Iran would constitute self-defense, and that the West will not come to Israel’s help if it is weak. Discussing Iran’s intentions to build a nuclear weapon, Carmon quoted Iranian political analyst Emad Abshenas, who said that Iran has the capability of assembling a nuclear bomb within minutes or hours (see MEMRI TV Clip No. 9177). He also quoted Professor Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani, the former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, who said that Iranian nuclear chief Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was assassinated in 2020, had been working on manufacturing a nuclear bomb (see MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 9663).
To Keep Iran from Going Nuclear – and Prevent War – the US Must Work with Israel: Michael Makovsky, NY Post, Dec. 1, 2021 — The United States this week resumed long-delayed indirect nuclear talks with Iran in a very weak position. Recent meetings with senior defense officials from our closest Middle Eastern ally, Israel, were the most pessimistic I can recall. They perceive America as checked out, adrift, pusillanimous, unfeared and desperate to avoid military confrontation and Iran as emboldened and nearing the nuclear-weapons threshold. These conditions herald a major Israel-Iran war, and US and Israeli policies need to adjust to prepare for it. In describing America’s woeful Middle Eastern position, Israeli officials kept repeating three words: Afghanistan, Tanf and Vienna.
Arabs to Biden: Do Not Let Iran Play You for a Fool: Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, Dec. 9, 2021
Drones, Bombs, Spies — Inside Israel’s Cunning Plan to Stop Iran’s Nukes: Jake Wallis Simons, NY Post, Dec. 6, 2021
The Iranian Weapons Triangle that Drives Tehran’s Regional Entrenchment: Yaakov Lappin, IPT News, Dec. 7, 2021
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On Iran, Russia Is Closer to Israel Than ‘What’s Publicly Exposed,’ Former Top Official Says: Yaniv Kubovich, Haaretz, Dec. 8, 2021 — Russia shares Israel’s view that Iran is a destabilizing force in the Middle East, former National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat said on Wednesday, adding that Moscow’s position on Iran is closer to Israel’s than “what is publicly exposed.”
Syrian Opposition Claims Iran Helping Syria Build Nuclear Reactor: Tzvi Joffre, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 9, 2021 — Syrian opposition member and former parliamentary member Mohammad Barmo claimed that North Korea and Iran were helping develop a nuclear reactor in Syria, the latest in a series of similar reports in recent years, in an article published in the Saudi Okaz newspaper on Monday.
As Vienna Talks Stall, Israel Calls for New ‘Tools’ Against Iran Nuclear Program: Algemeiner, Dec. 5, 2021 — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called for the United States to use a “different toolkit” against Iran’s developing nuclear program, as the first round of talks in months between Tehran and world powers showed little progress.
Exclusive: U.S., Israel to Discuss Military Drills For Iran Scenario: Phil Stewart, Reuters, Dec. 8, 2021 — U.S. and Israeli defense chiefs are expected on Thursday to discuss possible military exercises that would prepare for a worst-case scenario to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities should diplomacy fail and if their nations’ leaders request it, a senior U.S. official told Reuters.
Iran Hopes China Ties Will Help It Around US Sanctions – Analysis: Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 9, 2021 — Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani, who is also the Iranian chief nuclear negotiator, spoke to his Chinese counterpart this week, according to reports in Iran.
