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Iran and Israel’s strategic paradox
A rare interview with IDF Maj. Gen. Tal Kalman, the head of the Israeli military’s Iran directorate.
By Yoav Limor
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(April 5, 2021 / Israel Hayom) The past year was very good for Israel, security-wise. The number of attacks was relatively low, and the intensive focus on the pandemic (and elections) pushed aside issues that in normal times would have made headlines. But the country’s security challenges are here to stay. The new government, when it is formed, will not be able to avoid them, and topping the list is Iran. Behind the scenes, preparations are already underway for these marathon discussions, which take place mainly within the Israel Defense Forces, and specifically in the new unit formed last year to deal with Iran and strategic issues the Strategy and Third-Circle Directorate.
Will the US rejoining the Iran nuclear deal be harmful or beneficial?
Will the US rejoining the Iran nuclear deal be harmful or beneficial?
A “clean return” without ironclad new provisions that strengthen and lengthen the JCPOA will diminish U.S. clout and destabilize the Middle East.
By Uzi Rubin
Signatures on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement with Iran. On the top left side is Persian handwriting by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. July 14, 2015. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
(February 2, 2021 / JISS) One of presidential candidate Joe Biden’s major election promises was a U.S. return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA), a multilaterally negotiated agreement regarding which former President Barack Obama was enthusiastic, but from which his successor President Trump withdrew in 2018.