Post by Daniel on Sept 14, 2015 10:12:43 GMT -5
Israel, US Quietly Begin Post-Iran Deal Security Talks
By Cynthia Blank
9/13/2015
With little fanfare, "unofficial" talks between Israel and the United States addressing the aftermath of the Iran nuclear deal have reportedly begun two weeks ago.
Both senior American and Israeli sources say current low-level contacts will evolve in the coming weeks into full-fledged meetings between the US and Israel's highest officials.
According to a Haaretz report on Sunday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu initially refused US President Barack Obama's invitations to discuss upgrading the capabilities of the IDF in the wake of the deal's announcement in July, preferring, instead, to fight it in Congress.
However, after prompting from officials at the Foreign Ministry at a Rosh Hashana toast last week, as well as a failed congressional initiative to block the deal, Netanyahu seemed poised to begin talks on compensation for Israel following the implementation of the deal.
Discussions had, in actuality, begun four days prior to the Foreign Ministry meeting when the man in charge of sanctions against Iran, Adam Szubin, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes at the US Department of the Treasury, arrived in Israel.
Jerusalem and Washington defined Szubin's talks in Israel as "routine," but both Israeli and American officials assert they led naturally to discussions of future security and diplomatic cooperation between the US and Israel regarding Iran.
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www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/200635
By Cynthia Blank
9/13/2015
With little fanfare, "unofficial" talks between Israel and the United States addressing the aftermath of the Iran nuclear deal have reportedly begun two weeks ago.
Both senior American and Israeli sources say current low-level contacts will evolve in the coming weeks into full-fledged meetings between the US and Israel's highest officials.
According to a Haaretz report on Sunday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu initially refused US President Barack Obama's invitations to discuss upgrading the capabilities of the IDF in the wake of the deal's announcement in July, preferring, instead, to fight it in Congress.
However, after prompting from officials at the Foreign Ministry at a Rosh Hashana toast last week, as well as a failed congressional initiative to block the deal, Netanyahu seemed poised to begin talks on compensation for Israel following the implementation of the deal.
Discussions had, in actuality, begun four days prior to the Foreign Ministry meeting when the man in charge of sanctions against Iran, Adam Szubin, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes at the US Department of the Treasury, arrived in Israel.
Jerusalem and Washington defined Szubin's talks in Israel as "routine," but both Israeli and American officials assert they led naturally to discussions of future security and diplomatic cooperation between the US and Israel regarding Iran.
continue reading
www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/200635
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