Israel Threatens Attack On Iran If Vienna Nuclear Talks Don’t Go Its Way
- Israel Threatens Attack On Iran If Vienna Nuclear Talks Don’t Go Its Way
by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
Israel is continuing to threaten Iran with military attack as the latter re-engages world powers in Vienna in hopes of restoring to the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal. As we detailed earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett phoned Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday in order to urge that the US abandon talks altogether. It’s well-known that Israel has been opposed to any restored deal, but actually urging that the US and Iranian sides not even dialogue in Vienna is a new request.
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“Iran is engaged in nuclear blackmail as a negotiation tactic — this must lead to an immediate suspension of the talks in Vienna and to harsh retaliation steps by the world powers,” Bennett told Blinken. The revelation of the phone call came the same day Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Israel is still holding out the “option” of a military attack on the Islamic Republic.
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The defense chief’s words were issued to the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronoth. He told the publication, “I do think we always have to prepare the option for the moment when we may find ourselves alone.”
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“I say again, an attack [against Iran] is an option. It doesn’t have to be the first one,” he underscored. Gantz expressed followed this with: “the US as a world leader will stand behind its promise and responsibility.”
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“Iran doesn’t frighten me and I don’t think it should frighten the American people. They don’t have a bomb. They haven’t made a decision to build one. They don’t have the means to deliver one. And the Israelis have 300 atomic bombs! I mean who presents the existential threat to whom?” – Pat Buchanan (7:58 onwards)
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