Mossad Chief to Meet with Biden on Iran Deal Revamp

By Staff, Agencies

The “Israeli” entity’s Channel 12 television reported Sunday that the head of the Mossad intelligence agency Yossi Cohen is set to meet with US President Joe Biden next month, in order to present the entity’s position on any new version of the Iran nuclear deal.

According to the report, Cohen is also expected to present Biden and senior US military officials, including the newly appointed CIA chief David Cohen, updated information on Iran's nuclear program. He will reportedly be accompanied by officials from the war and foreign ministries.   

He was also reportedly expected to ask that the new administration compel Iran to heavily restrict their nuclear program, in light of Tehran's ongoing breaches of the 2015 deal.

In 2018, former president US Donald Trump withdrew from the agreement brokered by his predecessor Barack Obama and long criticized by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Biden said before he took office that he wanted to use the previous agreement as a starting point from which to “tighten and lengthen Iran’s nuclear constraints, as we address [its] missile program.” 

Should the US rejoin the deal, Channel 12 said, Tel Aviv wants Washington to incorporate a number of core components into the agreement to ensure the entity’s “national” security.

These terms purportedly include a commitment from Iran that it immediately halt uranium enrichment and production of centrifuges, cease support for allied groups in the region, primarily Hezbollah in Lebanon, and for operations worldwide on “Israeli” targets.

The “Israeli” entity also wants the US to end Iran's military presence in Iraq, Syria and Yemen and compel Tehran to grant full access to inspectors from the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency, Channel 12 said.

Biden's designated secretary of state, Antony Blinken, told senators at his confirmation hearing last week that the State Department will hold consultations with the “Israeli” entity and other allies before returning to the Iranian nuclear agreement.