Israel Signals Readiness to Increase Confrontation With Iran
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Israeli officials expressed strong opposition to the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday and stepped up threats against the Islamic Republic as the US is preparing to resume indirect negotiations with Tehran aimed at reviving the accord.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Israel “fell asleep” after the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, was signed in 2015. He warned Israel would maintain the right to take “action” against Iran if the JCPOA is revived.
“The mistake we made after the first nuclear deal in 2015 will not repeat itself,” Bennett told a conference at Israel’s Reichman University. “From the moment the deal was signed, it affected us like a sleeping pill. Israel simply fell asleep on duty … We will learn from this mistake. We will maintain our freedom of action.”
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Threat of Israeli strike on Iran nuclear sites grows
Nov. 23, 2021
In the turquoise waters of the Red Sea, Israeli, Emirati and Bahraini naval forces for the first time just days ago rehearsed joint security operations with a US warship.
It followed a war-game at a desert airbase just north of the Israeli port city of Eilat last month, which sent fighter planes from Israel and seven other countries roaring into the skies.
Such drills aim to send a strong warning to Iran, which has recently been holding its own large military exercises, and stress strategic alliances.
Continue reading at https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/threat-of-israeli-strike-on-iran-nuclear-sites-grows/ar-AAR0OjG?ocid=msedgntp
Grossi says IAEA seeking to deepen dialogue with Iran to find common ground
November 23, 2021
TEHRAN — IAEA director general Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday that he will seek to “deepen” dialogue with Iran to “clarify a number of issues” and find a “common ground”.
Grossi made the remarks in a joint press conference with Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami in Tehran.
“Couple of months ago, when I was here, we agreed with Dr. Eslami that we would be returning to continue in our joint work in clarifying a number of issues…, and also to continue and deepen our dialogue with the government of Iran.”
Grossi, who arrived in Tehran on Monday night, also said, “He will have intensive talks, and hopes to end the day on a positive note.”
Continue reading at https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/467332/Grossi-says-IAEA-seeking-to-deepen-dialogue-with-Iran-to-find
Iran nuclear programme: Threat of Israeli strike grows
Nov 23, 2021
In the turquoise waters of the Red Sea, Israeli, Emirati and Bahraini naval forces for the first time just days ago rehearsed joint security operations with a US warship.
It followed a war-game at a desert airbase just north of the Israeli port city of Eilat last month, which sent fighter planes from Israel and seven other countries roaring into the skies.
Such drills aim to send a strong warning to Iran, which has recently been holding its own large military exercises, and stress strategic alliances.
Continue reading at www.bbc.com
Israel signals readiness to escalate Iran confrontation
Indirect negotiations will begin on November 29 on reviving the 2015 accord, which former United States President Donald Trump withdrew from, deeming it insufficient to shut down projects with bomb-making potential – a view shared by the Israelis.
Continue reading at https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/23/israel-signals-readiness-to-escalate-iran-confrontation
US warns Israel its attacks on Iran nuclear program are counterproductive — NYT
22 November 2021
US officials have warned Israel that its attacks against the Iranian nuclear program are counterproductive and have enabled Tehran to rebuild an even more efficient enrichment system, the New York Times reported Sunday.
Citing officials familiar with the behind-the-scenes discussion between Washington and Jerusalem, as the US continues to try and bring Iran back into the nuclear deal, the report said that Israeli officials have dismissed the warnings, saying they have “no intention of letting up.”
Continue reading at https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyt-us-warns-israel-attacks-on-iran-nuclear-program-are-counterproductive/
Iran’s Big Power Play: Bolstering Ties With Israel’s Partner
Nov 21, 2021
A busy week lies ahead for the ruler of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed. On Wednesday he’s scheduled to land in Turkey for his first meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This new alliance came about after many years of deep hostility, expressed for example in the 2017 statement by the UAE ambassador in Washington, Yousef Al Otaiba, that Turkey was more dangerous than Iran.
Continue reading at https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/iran-s-big-power-play-bolstering-ties-with-israel-s-partner-1.10400865
Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on Nov 24
– U.S. going down trajectory of decadence: IRGC chief commander
The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) credited the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution with initiating the downward slope in the United States’ regional influence.
The Islamic Revolution served to stop the influence of the Western ideology on Iran, Major General Hossein Salami said, addressing an event in the holy northeastern city of Mashhad on Tuesday.
Continue reading at https://en.irna.ir/news/84553207/Headlines-in-Iranian-English-language-dailies-on-Nov-24
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