US, 'Israel' to commit to prevent Iran access to nukes: Official
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US President Joe Biden has signed into effect a joint declaration with Israeli occupation Prime Minister Yair Lapid that will see the two joining efforts in trying to undermine the Iranian nuclear program.
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US President Joe Biden stands with the Israeli occupation President, PM after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport in Al-Lydd, occupied Palestine, July 13, 2022 (AP)
US President Joe Biden and Israeli occupation Prime Minister Yair Lapid will sign an accord that will see the two upping the commitment to preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and carrying out "destabilizing activities", a senior US administration official said Thursday.
The signing of the agreement will take place during Biden's visit to occupied Palestine, the first leg of his West Asia tour. He arrived at Al-Lydd's Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday, where he was received by high-ranking Israeli officials on his first official visit to occupied Palestine as President. He is scheduled to meet with Lapid and other senior Israeli officials on Thursday.
The tour will see the US leader try and mend ties with Saudi Arabia to persuade Riyadh and other Gulf allies to pump out more oil in the markets as the Biden administration faces mounting criticism over the soaring oil prices.
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He will spend two days in occupied Al-Quds for talks with Israeli officials and then head to the occupied West Bank to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday. He will then pack his bags and head to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
"The President and the Prime Minister will sign a new joint declaration reaffirming the unbreakable bonds between our countries and expanding on the longstanding security relationship between the United States and Israel," the senior US administration official said during a press call.
"This declaration is pretty significant, and it includes a commitment to never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon and to address Iran's destabilizing activities, particularly threats to Israel," he added.
The Biden administration representative stressed that Washington was ready to use all elements of its national power to achieve its purpose of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
"If Iran wants to sign the deal that's been negotiated in Vienna, we've been very clear we're prepared to do that. At the same time, if they're not, we'll continue to increase our sanctions pressure. We'll continue to increase Iran's diplomatic isolation," the official further claimed.
The new declaration signed between Washington and "Tel Aviv" would emphasize the former's support for the normalization process with the Israeli occupation and expanding the occupation's colonial objectives in the region.
Major powers and Iran were holding talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna with the aim of reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement and returning the United States to it following Washington's unilateral withdrawal in 2018 under then-President Donald Trump, who accompanied his decision with the imposition of harsh sanctions on Tehran.
Biden is likely to face questions from the Israeli occupation and Gulf states, namely Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates about the wisdom of Washington's attempts to revive the Iran nuclear deal.
