(Photos: Noam Ravkin Fenton Flash 90, Shatterstock)
In anticipation of the resumption of nuclear talks in Vienna between the powers and Iran, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid set out today (Sunday) for a round of political meetings in Europe. During the visit, Lapid is expected to first arrive in London for a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and then make his way to Paris – where he will meet with French Prime Minister Emanuel Macron and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Ladrian.
Bennett on Iran. From the cabinet meeting (Photo: Knitted)
At all meetings, Lapid will emphasize Israel’s fear of resuming negotiations with Iran over the nuclear agreement, against the background of repeated violations by Tehran and increasing uranium enrichment in recent weeks. Moderate and without publicly speaking out against the US administration, Lapid is expected to call on European powers to take a “tougher stance than the United States” on Iran, and to pledge to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Two weeks ago, President Yitzhak Herzog himself visited Britain, when even then the Iranian threat was at the center of talks with the country’s leaders. Herzog told Johnson that “Israel expects its allies to be tough on Iran, as we do not believe they are acting in good faith. Only if they think all the options are on the table can things move in the right direction.” In response, the British Prime Minister said that “Israel’s point regarding Iran is very clear – we see a situation where there is never much time to deal with this problem.”
The Iranian issue was also presented at Defense Minister Bnei Gantz’s meetings with senior Moroccan government officials last week, when Gantz called on the countries of the world to join Israel and act against the growing threat. “As is well known, Israel is particularly concerned about Iranian aggression and its desire to reach a military nucleus,” he said. “It is the duty of the world to take action against Iran, which is not only a challenge to Israel, but first and foremost a danger to the whole world and the region. And that too is a message that must be conveyed these days.”
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