Push for better US deal or go for round 2? Israeli leadership split on Iran
The E3 move with the United States and Israel's coordination to trigger renewed sanctions on Iran is a milestone for Israeli policy.
TEL AVIV — Thursday’s decision by Europe’s three top powers to trigger renewed economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program was made in close coordination with Israel and the United States, according to diplomatic sources who spoke with Al-Monitor. France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, the E3, all signatories of the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, are also proposing continuing negotiations on another deal to avert the sanctions, but Israel’s political and defense leaders are divided on the issue of a new agreement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his close associate and strategic affairs minister, Ron Dermer, favor continued international and economic pressure on Iran rather than an agreement.
"The Iranian economy continues to deteriorate, the water shortage is increasing, and it is very distressing to the regime," a Netanyahu associate told Al-Monitor, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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