By Rachel Avraham
In recent days, US President-Elect Joe Biden has signaled that he seeks to return to the Iranian nuclear deal. He said that if Iran started to abide once again by the nuclear deal, the US would rejoin it, after which he would seek to tighten Iran’s nuclear constraints and address concerns about both its missile program and Iran’s support for terror groups in the region.
However, he also acknowledged that such a move may now be complicated by the recent elimination of Iranian chief nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a prominent member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
Following these developments, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan stressed that the Persian Gulf countries must be consulted if the nuclear deal is revived, stressing that it is the only path towards a sustainable agreement: “Primarily what we expect is that we are fully consulted, that we and our other regional friends are fully consulted in what goes on vis-à-vis the negotiations with Iran.”
In an exclusive interview, former Israeli Communication Minister Ayoob Kara concurred: “If President-Elect Biden changes America’s policy with Iran, it will be a big mistake. But if he insists on making this mistake, he cannot do it without the consent of the Persian Gulf countries and the State of Israel. This decision is fatal and is a great danger to the entire Middle East region. The results will be unbelievably bad.”
