US President meets Israeli PM at Oval Office
Web Desk -US President Joe Biden met with new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the Oval Office on Friday.The situation in the region and Iran's nuclear ambitions were discussed during the meeting.The meeting was scheduled for Thursday, but was postponed for a day due to the situation in Afghanistan.
President Biden spoke Iran's nuclear ambitions
President Biden spoke of prioritizing diplomacy over controlling Iran's nuclear ambitions, saying "we'll see where it takes us".He said any other option on Iran would be considered in the event of diplomatic failure.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett
President Biden did not elaborate on the other options available to the United States, and declined to answer questions following remarks by new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the Oval Office.
Addressing President Biden on the occasion, the Israeli leader said he was pleased to hear the president's clear statement on Iran that Iran would not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons."You have called for a diplomatic solution, and if that does not work out, other options can be adopted," he said.
Uranium enrichment equipment at Natanz, Iran's nuclear facility
He said the first goal was to prevent Iran from pursuing regional aggression and the second was to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons on a permanent basis.
US and Iran 2015
The United States and Iran have held several rounds of indirect talks on joining the 2015 global nuclear deal, aimed at easing sanctions in exchange for Iran's nuclear program.The agreement was reached at a time when it was feared that Iran was trying to build a nuclear weapon.Iran rejects this impression.
President Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump former withdrew from the agreement in 2018. Iran has since backtracked on a number of steps, including increasing its enriched uranium reserves and raising heavy water levels.
In their first face-to-face meeting, the leaders of the United States and Israel also reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining close ties between the two countries.
America stand with Israel
Biden said that the United States will always stand with Israel.This is an unshakable relationship between the two countries.
Israeli Prime Minister Naphtali Bennett, who took office in June, said: "You have always stood by us, especially during difficult times.As we did a few months ago when we visited Israeli towns and cities. Thousands of rockets were fired.
On the occasion, the Israeli Prime Minister expressed "deep sorrow and condolences over the loss of life in Kabul yesterday.Especially the loss of lives of US troops on a mission to save the lives of others."
Kabul Airport Bombing
It should be noted that observers said that the suicide bombings at Kabul Airport on Thursday during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.The heavy casualties of US troops and Afghan civilians.Also have significant implications for the fight against the Middle East and terrorism.
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