Daniel Shapiro, the former US ambassador to Israel and close to the Biden administration, spoke today (Thursday) at a conference on Iran of the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University and said that Israel should refrain from campaigning against the Iranian issue.
“President Biden has no illusions about the nature of the Iranian regime or its danger to Israel and the region. Iran is approaching a break-in and this is a dangerous situation that Biden has to deal with. Broad, or at least the cooperation of European allies, to balance Russia and China, “Shapiro said.
Shapiro added: “President Biden understands that the nuclear deal was never the end of nuclear diplomacy, but its beginning. The vision is a broad agreement that will ensure that Iran never acquires nuclear weapons. Israel can be a partner in the process of creating US policy. As long as there is a willingness to sit in a deep, closed consultation as it has been in the past. The Biden administration and its advisers are ready to hear and receive the intelligence, analysis and knowledge of the Israeli side. “
The remarks come after a discussion in the prime minister’s office earlier this week, in which statements were made about the need to re-prepare a military option to deal with the Iranian threat. In recent weeks, a lively dialogue has begun between the new government and Israel on the Iranian issue. The issue came up at length in a conversation that took place between Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Biden, and in addition Foreign Minister Ashkenazi already has three telephone conversations with his counterpart, Secretary of State Blinken.
In addition, Israel and the United States’ national security advisers, Meir Ben Shabbat and Jake Sullivan, have opened a discussion channel dedicated to the Iranian issue and Washington’s ambassador Gilad Ardan and embassy representatives are discussing the issue with White House and State Department officials.