US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday rejected reports that Washington and Tehran were close to deals on limiting Iran's nuclear program and releasing US citizens detained in the country - but in Israel, estimates are that an agreement of understanding will be reached within weeks.
According to Israeli officials, the decision to reach an agreement was made by US President Joe Biden for political reasons ahead of the 2024 presidential elections. Those same officials say that the US wants to first of all finish with the "Iran issue" and immediately afterwards focus efforts on a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia. READ MORE