Israel having a ‘meltdown’ over leaked interim agreement text
By Nour Odeh Reporting from Ramallah, occupied West Bank
Israel’s TV commentary shows are having a collective meltdown over the interim agreement’s text, which is now circulating around Israeli media. It reads like a nightmare for those who thought that this war, that Israel convinced the US to wage on Iran, would end with dismantling the Iranian government system – not just the nuclear programme but also its capacity to enrich uranium and manufacture ballistic missiles. None of those things are included in this leaked text. For Israel, no deal would be a good deal. To add insult to injury, the text doesn’t forbid Iran from enriching uranium, mention its ballistic missiles or Iran’s allies in the region, including Hezbollah. However, ending the war in Lebanon was explicitly stated.
None of those things bode well for Netanyahu or his coalition partners, or even for public opinion, which is overwhelmingly against ending the wars on Iran and Lebanon. Regarding fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, Netanyahu has a lot at stake: both his political and personal future. We know that he’s also facing allegations of a criminal nature, which he may have to face if he loses the next election.
Iranian leaders say deal rife with ‘really great victories’
By Mohamed Vall Reporting from Tehran, Iran
Iranians are saying that they didn’t give concessions, because in the first place, they never intended to produce any nuclear weapons via their programme. They agree that there is going to be a compromise on the level of enrichment, and that’s something that’s going to happen inside Iran. That’s considered a victory for Iran, because the announced objective of this war, on day one, by the Americans and Israelis, was to remove the nuclear material from Iran by force.
So, that’s something that’s not going to happen, according to Iranian leaders here. There is a minimal concession, related only to the level of enrichment in the future – and that will be subject to a long discussion during the 60 days of negotiations. Iranian leaders are expressing a lot of positivity about the importance of this deal – the lifting of the blockade, the eventual lifting of US and European sanctions of Iran. All of these aspects, they consider to be really great victories for Iran in this deal.
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