US-Israeli disputes on Iran still the same: Israeli media
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Israeli media reports that the Israelis are saying President Joe Biden's visit did not bear any good news.
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US President Joe Biden and Israeli occupation caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid
At the conclusion of US President Joe Biden's visit to occupied Palestine, the disputes between Washington and the Israeli occupation regarding Iran are still the same as they were ahead of the visit, Israeli media reported on Friday.
"In Israel, they summarize this visit by saying that there was no dramatically good news, and they are currently looking at Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia to see if there could be any additional, possibly more important steps," an Israeli Channel 13 political affairs commentator said. "Today in Al-Quds they hope to see more steps toward normalization soon."
Israeli media said earlier today that Biden had no good news for the Israelis, "and the momentum the meetings had did not veil the disputes between Israel and the United States regarding the undertaken policies toward Iran."
"Lapid talked about the need for having a real military option against the Iranian threats, and Biden, in turn, said 'we are adhering to diplomacy'. When he was asked, he said 'I believe in diplomacy'. When asked: 'forever?' he said: 'I believe in diplomacy'," Israeli media reported.
"The Americans did not waiver by even a millimeter on their position, and they are still holding on to the 2015 nuclear agreement. They want to return to it, and the ball is in Iran's court," an Israeli Channel 13 military affairs commentator said.
"Even amid frequent and public affirmations of the close relationship between Israel and the United States, the differences over how to handle Iran remain stubborn," The New York Times said earlier today.
The American newspaper clarified that Biden pledged to the Israeli leaders that he would allow Iran to acquire a nuclear bomb, but the caretaker Israeli premier pushed even further, asking all "democratic nations" to vow to act if the Iranians continue "to develop their nuclear program."
Israeli media also quoted former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as saying: "Israel has no military option against Iran. For anyone saying Israel has a military option, meaning a comprehensive war and attack: this does not exist."
President Biden, in a bid to assure his allies in the Israeli occupation regarding their concerns about Iran's nuclear capabilities, said he would use force to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and pledged not to give in to the Islamic Republic's key demands.
"If that was the last resort, yes," Biden said upon being asked if he would use force against the Islamic Republic to stop it from further developing its nuclear program.
Former US President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement in 2018 rendered "Israel" more vulnerable, Biden argued. It will be safer with a renewed agreement, he added.
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.
The negotiations are yet to yield a deal, and Biden wants to ensure that Washington, "Tel Aviv", and Riyadh are on the same page on Tehran if the Iran nuclear talks fail, The New York Times said, noting that the US President is hoping the talks succeed.
US President Joe Biden and Israeli occupation Prime Minister Yair Lapid have been reportedly discussing signing 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 before holding talks with Israeli occupation Prime Minister Yair Lapid and other senior officials.
