Nuclear scientists in the United States and Israel agree that at most, Iran is now a few weeks away from having enough nuclear fissile material for at least one nuclear bomb. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed frustration with the Iranian behavior regarding the diplomatic process, saying the window for diplomacy is closing “because Iran has been using the time to advance its nuclear program in a variety of ways,” and "I'm not going to put a specific date on it, but with every passing day and Iran's refusal to engage in good faith, the runway gets shortened.”
Israel is well aware of this, but if diplomacy fails, how serious is the Biden administration about implementing other tools in the toolbox? Will the United States demonstrate a credible threat of military force or even crippling economic sanctions? And at what price?
Moreover, for decades now, the Israeli foreign policy establishment has allowed itself to submit to American demands regarding the Palestinian issue because they knew that the larger threat from Iran looming in the East, would necessitate American support.
Now we are reaching crunch time. Has the premise upon which decades of Israeli foreign policy have been predicated proven to be true? And if not, what are Israel’s options?
Here to discuss this is Caroline Glick.
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NOTE: The US and Canada are still on Daylight Savings Time this week, while Israel and UK have already fallen back to Standard Time.
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