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Could Israel’s strike on Hezbollah in Syria spark Iran nuclear talks?

The latest Israel-Hezbollah confrontation might be a catalyst for a nuclear deal between the P5+1 and Iran; Iran can ease Saudi Arabia’s security predicament; Netanyahu sees electoral gain in snubbing Obama.
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Could Nasrallah spark nuclear talks?

An Israeli airstrike on Quneitra, in the Syrian Golan Heights, on Jan. 18, which killed six members of Hezbollah and a general in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), could be a catalyst for the nuclear talks between the P5+1 powers and Iran and a wider discussion to address a deteriorating regional security environment, including the fall of Yemen.

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