Russian invasion of Ukraine could lead to US concessions to Iran

Senior policy figures advising the Israeli government have assessed that if war breaks out between Russia and Ukraine, it could motivate the United States to sign a nuclear agreement with Iran that contains less safeguards and will potentially pave the way to the Islamic regime gaining a nuclear weapon faster.

According to a report published in Israel Hayom, if a military confrontation develops in eastern Europe, it will distract the already waning attention of western powers to the nuclear talks still ongoing in Vienna. With the United States seemingly incapable of dealing with two international crises simultaneously, so goes the assessment, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will prompt the United States to make more and more concessions to the Iranians.

Many both in Israel and the United States are feeling a growing sense of frustration at the weak stand being made by the Biden administration in face of Iranian intransigence. Last week, 33 senators from the Republican party published a joint condemnation of the concessions they see being made in Vienna. They clarified that if Biden does not seek Congressional approval for any agreement his team reaches, they will use all the means at their disposal to force him to do so. READ MORE