In the joint statement, the United States said it is ready to use "all elements of its national power" to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb. The leaders issued a joint declaration emphasizing military cooperation and a commitment to keeping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. The one-on-one talks between Biden and Lapid marked the centerpiece of a 48-hour visit by Biden aimed at strengthening already tight relations between the U.S and Israel. reentering the deal, Israel would prefer strict sanctions in hopes of leading to a more sweeping accord. Israel opposed the original nuclear deal because its limitations on Iran's nuclear enrichment would expire and the agreement didn't address Iran's ballistic missile program or military activities in the region. Israeli officials have sought to use Biden's first visit to the Middle East as president to underscore that Iran's nuclear program has progressed too far and encourage the Biden administration to scuttle efforts to revive the deal. But administration officials have become increasingly pessimistic about the chances of getting Tehran back into compliance. Resurrecting the Iran nuclear deal brokered by Barack Obama's administration and abandoned by Donald Trump in 2018 was a key priority for Biden as he entered office. When that will come, I'm not certain, Biden said. had laid out for the Iranian leadership a path to return to the nuclear deal and was still waiting for a response.
and "its regional allies for stoking instability in the region, state-run IRNA news agency reported.Īny mistake by the Americans and their allies in the region and the world will be met with a harsh and regrettable response, Raisi said.īiden warned that his patience is wearing thin for Iran to rejoin the nuclear deal, a day after saying he'd be willing to use force against Tehran as a last resort. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi lashed out at the U.S. We cannot allow Iran to become nuclear.īiden, too, said, We will not, let me say it again, we will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. I don't think there's a light between us, he said. Lapid suggested that he and Biden were in agreement, despite his tougher rhetoric toward Iran.
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The only thing that will stop Iran is knowing that if they continue to develop their nuclear program the free world will use force. Diplomacy will not stop them, Lapid said. It's his first trip to the Middle East as president.īiden's emphasis on a diplomatic solution contrasted with Lapid, who said Iran must face a real threat of force before it will agree to give up on its nuclear ambitions. "I continue to believe that diplomacy is the best way to achieve this outcome," Biden said on the second day of a four-day visit to Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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