US and Israel coordinate efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons

The United States and Israel pledged to coordinate their efforts to prevent the Islamic Republic from acquiring nuclear weapons. In this regard, the two countries discussed economic and diplomatic measures, as well as bilateral military cooperation.

A statement released by the White House on Wednesday, June 1, said that US and Israeli officials have committed to coordinating their efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

According to the statement, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Israeli National Security Advisor Eyal Khulata met and exchanged views in Washington at the head of two expert delegations.

The statement also stated that officials from the two countries discussed, among other things, economic and diplomatic measures to achieve the desired goals, as well as ongoing military cooperation between the United States and Israel.

According to Reuters, the United States, Germany, Britain and France, on the eve of a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors, drafted a resolution calling on the agency to "reprimand" Iran for not answering the organization's questions about the origin of uranium particles found at undeclared sites.

The International Atomic Energy Agency emphasized in its latest report that questions from the Islamic Republic about the origin of uranium particles found at three undeclared nuclear sites in Marivan, Varamin, and Turqoozabad remain unanswered.

Efforts against the regional activities of the Islamic Republic

A statement released by the White House on Wednesday also said that American and Israeli officials, during their meeting in Washington, pledged to coordinate bilateral efforts to counter the Islamic Republic's " aggressive regional activities. "

A few days ago, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, while stating that the Iranian regime has been carrying out terrorism against Israel and the region for the past few decades through its proxies and emissaries, warned: "The era of immunity for the Iranian regime is over. Those who finance terrorists, those who arm terrorists, and those who send terrorists will pay the full price."

Yesterday, Saeed Khatibzadeh, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, reacted to the resolution by calling Israel the “number one enemy of the JCPOA and the NPT negator,” noting that Israel is the only nuclear weapons holder in the Middle East and North Africa. He tweeted: “We will give a decisive and appropriate response to any unconstructive action in the Board of Governors.”

A new round of talks to revive the nuclear deal with Iran broke down in Vienna in March of this year. The Islamic Republic of Iran had pledged in March to respond to the IAEA’s questions about the origin of uranium at undeclared sites within three months. The IAEA said in a report on Monday, May 30, that despite long efforts to obtain explanations from Iran, questions still remained “unclear.”

Source: DW