In today's publication in Maarive, one of the leading Israeli journalists Ben Caspit clarified the situation around Israel's position with regard to the nuclear deal with Iran.
The electronic edition of the newspaper reports that at the beginning of this week the Minister of Intelligence spoke at the summit on counteracting terror. In his speech, Israel Katz voiced the position that Israel should take on the issue of a nuclear agreement with Iran.
"The upcoming visit of the Israeli Prime Minister to the United States is extremely important. Netanyahu, first of all, should urge President Donald Trump to freeze, change or cancel the nuclear agreement of the Big Six with Iran, "said Yisrael Katz.
The minister detailed his position and warned about possible consequences of the new alignment of forces in the region, unless Israel changes its attitude to this issue.
Later, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, while on a visit to Argentina, voiced the position of the State of Israel on this issue, practically quoting Katz's statement.
As the "Cursor" wrote, the Minister of Transport and Intelligence Israel Kats took part in the 17th ICT Conference (International Institute for Counter-Terrorism) in Herzliya on September 11.
"The upcoming visit of the Israeli Prime Minister to the United States is extremely important. Netanyahu, first of all, should urge President Donald Trump to freeze, change or cancel the nuclear agreement of the Big Six with Iran, "said Yisrael Katz.
The minister said that "Iran is the new North Korea. We should now take steps in this direction, so that tomorrow we do not regret what we did not do yesterday. "
The head of the department for intelligence affairs believes that it is necessary to draw appropriate conclusions from the conflict with the DPRK. "Dialogue instead of resolute actions and concessions to dictatorial regimes that are aimed at building up nuclear potential lead to irreversible consequences and changes in the rules of the game," Katz said.
The minister said it was necessary "to oblige Iran to sign a new agreement that will not allow the regime of Tehran to approach nuclear weapons, as President Trump promised. The new agreement should cover both the topic of missiles, and the issue of the status of Iran as an accomplice in terror. "
The minister recalled the threat of the deployment of Iranian forces in Syria for both Israel and the entire region. "The Prime Minister of Israel should remind the US administration about the need not to yield to Iran and its accomplices. The administration of the White House should understand that the struggle to create a screening barrier to Iran must be conducted, including in Syria. "
Minister Kats cautioned that maintaining the current trend in the coming years could translate into the creation of seaports, airports and Iranian military bases in Syria.
The Cursor also wrote that the United States must take into account the threat that Iran poses to various countries in the Middle East in formulating its new policy towards Tehran.
This was stated on Thursday by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, adding that Iran violated the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal.
Tillerson made these statements during his visit to the UK, where he arrived at the invitation of Prime Minister Teresa Mai and Foreign Minister Boris Johnson.
In the agenda of the visit, in addition to the Iranian topic, the two countries' cooperation in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the response to North Korea's nuclear tests and the settlement of the political impasse in Libya are accentuated.
Tillerson expressed his position on Iran when asked if he believes that Tehran fulfills its obligations under the international nuclear agreement of 2015.
This agreement is designed to curb the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for the abolition of most Western sanctions.
Tillerson cited a preface to the nuclear deal that called on Iran to make a positive contribution to regional security.
