US President Joe Biden tells Channel 12 news anchor Yonit Levi that he still believes the US should return to the Iran nuclear deal — and that the situation is now in Iran’s hands.
Asked why he believes the deal should be resurrected, Biden says that “the only thing worse than the Iran that exists now is an Iran with nuclear weapons.”
Speaking to the Israeli TV network shortly before he departed Washington for Tel Aviv, Biden says he thinks it was “a gigantic mistake” for former US president Donald Trump to pull out of the deal.
“They’re closer to a nuclear weapon than they were before,” Biden says of Iran, saying that “I still think it makes sense” to rejoin the deal.
“It’s up to Iran now,” he adds.
The full interview will air later this evening.
It's not (only) about you.
Supporting The Times of Israel isn’t a transaction for an online service, like subscribing to Netflix. The ToI Community is for people like you who care about a common good: ensuring that balanced, responsible coverage of Israel continues to be available to millions across the world, for free.
Sure, we'll remove all ads from your page and you'll unlock access to some excellent Community-only content. But your support gives you something more profound than that: the pride of joining something that really matters.
Join the Times of Israel Community
Join our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
