Israel wants to talk to the Biden administration about their serious opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, currently being finalized with Russian (!) help. The Biden administration is stalling talking to Israelis, presumably until it is too late to matter. The Times of Israel reports:
Amid major progress towards a return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the White House recently rejected an Israeli request for an emergency phone call between Prime Minister Yair Lapid and US President Joe Biden.
Channel 13 news said that the president’s office claimed Biden was unavailable for a conversation with the premier because he was on vacation.
The network also reported that Defense Minister Benny Gantz will not meet with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin when he flies to Washington on Thursday, since Austin too had apparently left the city.
I read this in at least two ways. First, that Joe Biden, who was a member of the Obama administration, is anxious to complete the JCPOA Obama tried to institute, and doesn't want to acknowledge Israeli objections.
Two, that Israel has decided to destroy the Iranian nuclear program militarily. The U.S. wants to be able to deny prior knowledge of the intended strikes which will probably end with Iran and Israel fully at war. There are other scenarios that also fit the observed facts.
