The Takeaway: Dermer on Iran nuclear deal: ‘We have been the guinea pigs in this failed experiment'
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The Lead: Israel warns of 'back to the future' scenario on Iran nuclear deal
‘Failed Experiment’
For Israel, the US presidential election in November comes down to Iran.
The election is otherwise in many ways is a win-win for Israel. Both US President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have tried-and-true bona fides as friends of the Jewish state.
But Iran is top of mind for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his team. If Biden wins, Israel does not want a replay of what it considers the fatal flaws that underpinned the Iran nuclear deal, or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), negotiated by the Obama administration. The Democratic Party’s foreign policy platform advocates a return to the JCPOA as a kind of baseline for renewed negotiations with Iran.
