Energy and Water Minister Yuval Steinitz, who is close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expressed confidence Wednesday that U.S. President Joe Biden will block Iran’s nuclearisation. Steinitz was interviewed by Jerusalem Report editor Steve Linde as part of the Jerusalem Post on Wednesday. -Khaleej Times Business Conference. He recalled meeting Biden about Iran at the White House when Biden was vice president, and was minister of strategic affairs. Steinitz raised his doubts about Iran ‘s nuclear deal at the meeting. “I am confident that Biden will remain a friend of Israel and will remain committed to preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons,” Steinitz said. He said Biden had “always been very friendly to Israel and is extremely committed” to the security of the Jewish state. Reaching out to the people of the United Arab Emirates, who were participants in the conference, Steinitz praised Israel’s success in energy and water. “We have made great strides in solar energy.” He said: “International energy organizations say we are second in the world in producing solar energy from electricity.” Steinitz said that 9% of solar energy is solar energy. The Israeli ministry ‘s goal is to reach 30% renewable energy, which he said would make Israel the world’ s 1. Israel has more start – ups than the whole of Europe, he said. hundreds of in the field of energy and related issues Israeli natural gas is exported to Jordan and Egypt A pipeline is being built to export natural gas to Cyprus and the then to Europe Steinitz expressed hope that Chevron will be involved in the prose that fact. On water, Steinitz said that Israel discharges more than 80% of its drinking water, from the Mediterranean Sea and recycles nearly 95% of its wastewater, making it the largest country in the country. any.