Israel’s Military Intel Chief Says Iran Deal Better Than No Deal
A Deal in Vienna Would Serve Israel’s Interests
A Deal in Vienna Would Serve Israel’s Interests
Axios’ Barak Ravid has reported that the head of Israeli military intelligence, Major General Aharon Haliva, told ministers during a Security Cabinet meeting on Sunday that Israel will be better off if the Iran nuclear talks lead to a deal rather than collapsing without one.
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Terrible as the Gaza war’s toll has already been, it would get worse if sustained fighting were to erupt between the U.S. and Iran or its Middle East allies.
So much of the commentary suggests that a forceful U.S. military operation inside Iran would scare the ayatollahs straight. Yet the evidence in support of that conclusion is weak to nonexistent. Iran has retaliated to previous U.S. and Israeli attacks repeatedly.
What’s the most reliable pathway to curbing the Iran-fomented violence that followed the Gaza war? It’s to bring that conflict to a quick end.