Senior Official: Israel Disappointed with Biden Admin’s Iran Policy

‘US behavior is creating a huge headache for us.’ Top official says Israel frustrated with White House’s handling of Iran nuclear program.

By: A7 Staff

Israel is preparing to take unilateral steps to prevent Iran from continuing its enrichment of uranium, according to a source cited in a report by Israel Hayom.

Tuesday morning’s report cited senior Israeli officials who said that the US under the Biden administration has done little to bar Iran from rapidly ratcheting up its uranium enrichment efforts.

“Already Iran is enriching uranium at levels of 60%, which everyone agrees is not for civilian uses,” one senior official said. “The Americans fully acknowledge this, they understand the situation. But the situation with them is difficult. They’re stalling for time, they aren’t moving. Their behavior is creating a serious headache for us.”

A second senior Israeli official cited in the report said that “the situation is indeed difficult, both in terms of what this government inherited, and also in terms of the international” lack of resolve to confront Iran.

Israeli security experts, the source continued, are essentially unanimous in their opinion that Israel must not accept Iran enriching uranium at high levels.

On Monday, it was reported that amid efforts by the Biden administration to bring Iran to the negotiating table for Tehran’s possible return to the 2015 nuclear deal, Israel has quietly approved a 5 billion shekel military spending plan aimed at enhancing Israel’s ability to strike at Iran’s nuclear program.

In another development, INN reported that Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Monday chaired a meeting of the PLO Executive Committee at his headquarters in Ramallah.

In a statement issued at the conclusion of the meeting, the PLO Executive Committee expressed disappointment at the slowness of the US activity on the Palestinian issue under the Biden administration.

In this context, the PLO Executive Committee noted that “we find ourselves compelled to waive our obligations as long as compliance with the obligations is not reciprocal in word and deed by all parties concerned.”

The PLO Executive Committee called on the international community and the US administration to put an end to the unilateral steps taken by Israel that are in conflict with Security Council Resolution 2334 and other UN resolutions.

The committee also praised the steadfast stand of the Palestinian public and its participation in the escalating “popular resistance” against the “occupation and its settlers” in Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria.

The PLO Executive Committee’s announcement concluded with a “salute to the heroic shaheeds” and a “salute to our heroic prisoners.”

(INN)