Israel brags for blows by Biden on Iran

First, the values, foreign policy, and mainstream strategy of the Democratic Party and the new White House are anti-polar to those adopted by the Trump administration.

Second, the Israeli government in the United States is rightly seen to be firmly in Trump’s camp. In addition, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a history of conflict with former president Barack Obama, under which President Joe Biden spent eight years as vice president.

Biden has named some senior officials from the Obama era to the most influential positions in his new administration that will take office on January 20th.

With the new president filling his administration’s main front row, Defense Minister Benny Gantz has instructed his office and the IDF on the security and strategic issues that are likely to be addressed. be controversial for mapping the new administration.

Those who make security decisions in Israel see a stark difference between the Biden and Trump administrations in their fundamental approach to governance and the implementation of policy and strategy.

Trump made many one-sided one-sided moves that relied heavily on skills he gave himself, right or wrong, and a team of advisers who were afraid to go against his opinion. He was a powerful presenter on a TV show.

He would also often make one-sided decisions based on profit and loss issues without communicating and coordinating with friends, and even often pitting himself against his leaders.

Biden and his team, on the other hand, strongly believe in multilateralism – working closely on complex issues with allied US alliances and alliances.

And no matter what Israeli leaders think about the (poor) achievements of the Obama administration in the world in general and in the Middle East in particular, the defense center believes that the Biden administration is going to take the one direction.

Therefore, senior members of the defense center suggest that communication with the Biden administration should be carried out mainly between the security officers of each country.

This is not usually the result of an ideological relationship, but because the defense bases already have a number of permanent joint agencies for security, intelligence and strategy.

These committees meet regularly, once every few months, to discuss matters of common interest and over time have developed a deep understanding that does not depend on who sits in the White House or the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem.

IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi is closely associated with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, while the named U.S. Secretary of Defense, Gen. (ret.) Lloyd Austin, a former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, has long been an expert on Gantz since his time in uniform.

The main area of ​​controversy between the Biden government and the current government in Israel is the intention of Biden and his people to return to the JCPOA, the nuclear agreement signed by Iran with the five world powers and Germany in July 2015.

This means that the spying sanctions that will destroy Iran ‘s economy will be lifted, and it will be able to return to oil exports for cash payments.

As a result, Biden plans to enter into talks with Iran about changing troubled clauses in the original nuclear deal, restrictions on the ballistic missile program and an end to regional takeovers. .

No one knows exactly what the Biden administration wants to achieve from the Iranians, and how they will achieve it. But the Israeli defense center believes that a return to the original nuclear deal, as it was written, would be a disaster and would push Iran heavily – soon – to acquire nuclear weapons.

This would be especially true if the sanctions on Tehran are lifted before the Iranians return anything concrete.

Bur the defense building also believes that a conflict with the Biden administration from the very beginning would not be beneficial and could even harm Israeli interests, as Obama did.

To avoid such a conflict, the Ministry of Defense has prepared a detailed series of recommendations and recommendations that will be given to the Americans to help with the talks (if they start and when) with Tehran, with the hope of influencing it. their product as well.

One such suggestion is to ask Iran to pledge not to develop or manufacture ballistic missiles and cruises capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, but to allow the development and production of limited quantities of medium and short missiles.

In any case, the Israeli defense center wants to make this sensitive communication with the Biden administration behind closed doors and without media leaking.

The question is the Jerusalem co-operation.