US rejects Bennett’s criticisms of Iran deal negotiations

The Biden administration rejects Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s criticisms of a potential Iran nuclear deal.

A spokesperson for the US state department tells Walla news that, when the US left the Iran deal, senior Israeli defense officials thought it was a mistake.

“We cannot make the same mistake another time and put off another opportunity for diplomatic progress,” the spokesperson says.

“We believe that diplomacy, alongside coordination with our allies in the region, is the best way to achieve our goal,” he says. “We will not respond in the media about details from the talks.”

Bennett said Sunday that the emerging Iran deal will “likely create a more violent, more volatile Middle East,” said Iran would use freed-up assets to target Israel, and vowed that Israel “won’t accept Iran as a nuclear threshold state.”