Israel may sow more chaos to thwart US-Iran diplomacy
'The biggest news to come out of this week’s G7 summit in France was President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is willing to meet with his Iranian counterpart.
That is causing alarm in Israel which may stop at nothing to sabotage any thaw.
G7 host President Emmanuel Macron had secretly invited Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to the summit in Biarritz, an initiative to kickstart diplomacy.
“What I hope is that in coming weeks, based on these talks, we can manage to see a summit between President Rouhani and President Trump,” the French leader said.
Trump – who did not meet Zarif – nonetheless responded positively, saying Monday, “there’s a really good chance” he would meet with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani.
Trump acknowledged that the sanctions his administration reimposed on Iran after the US reneged on the 2015 nuclear deal“are absolutely hurting them.”
Rouhani has poured cold water on meeting Trump before the lifting of US sanctions that are causing – as they are intended to do – intense suffering to ordinary Iranians.
“We are interested in solving problems in a reasonable way, but we’re not interested in taking photos,” Rouhani said in a televised speech.
“The key to changing the relationship is in Washington’s hands.”
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