Joe Biden’s intention to return to the controversial nuclear deal with Iran, if he is elected president, could lead to war between Israel and Iran, according to Israeli Settlements Minister Tzachi Hanegbi.
His comments came during an interview on Channel 13 is Israel. They were detailed in a Wednesday story in The Jerusalem Post.
“Biden has said openly for a long time that he will go back to the nuclear agreement,” Hanegbi said. “I see that as something that will lead to a confrontation between Israel and Iran.
“If Biden stays with that policy, there will, in the end, be a violent confrontation between Israel and Iran.”
Newsweek said that President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in May 2018 with the support of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump had criticized the Iran deal, as the “worst” ever. He had complained it didn't address threats from the country’s ballistic missile program or its involvement in regional conflicts.
Biden wants to rejoin the deal that was negotiated by the Barack Obama administration, when Biden was the vice president. But Newsweek noted that many in Israel fear this would be a strategic mistake and present a threat to Israeli national security.
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