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This week, indirect nuclear talks with Iran resumed in Vienna.

The latest from the talks: Iranian negotiators reportedly presented maximalist positions that set back progress made in previous negotiations. The nuclear negotiators for the E3 – France, Germany and the U.K. – reportedly said Iran’s opening proposals were
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The E3 diplomat said the draft on sanctions relief was extreme and maximalist, with the Iranians increasing their sanctions relief demands.
At the same time, Iran aggressively continued its march toward a nuclear weapons capability, beginning the process of
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enriching uranium with advanced centrifuges at its Fordow plant.

Our view: Talks
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cannot stretch on endlessly. Iran has a long history of using talks to stall for time while it attempts to lock in nuclear advances.

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Iran must face increased pressure in light of its nuclear advances, regional aggression and the lack of progress in talks.


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The regime in Tehran has a track record of only making concessions when it faces regime-threatening economic pressures or a credible threat of military force. Neither condition exists today.
The bottom line: The United States must not succumb to the regime's blackmail.


Below are more key news items from the week.


Brian Shankman

Chief Strategy Director for National Affairs


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U.N. General Assembly Ignores Jewish Ties to Temple Mount in Latest Attack Against Israel

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This week, the U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution ignoring the Jewish connection to the Temple Mount—Judaism's holiest site.

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The resolution text, referred to as the "Jerusalem resolution," is part of a push by the Palestinian Authority and the Arab states across the U.N. system to rebrand Judaism’s most holy site as an exclusively Islamic one.
This is just the latest attack on Israel at the U.N.


America's view: The U.S. opposed the text and said that the omission of inclusive terminology for the site sacred to three faiths was of "real and serious concern."

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"It is morally, historically and politically wrong for the Assembly to support language that denies both the Jewish and Muslim connections to the Temple Mount and Haram al‑Sharif," the U.S. representative
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said during the debate.The bottom line: Attempting to erase 3,000 years of continuous Jewish connection to Jerusalem does nothing to advance peace.

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Representatives Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Sanction Iran’s Drones and Suppliers

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Reps. Gregory Meeks, Michael McCaul, Ted Deutch and Joe Wilson introduced bipartisan legislation this week to clarify that U.S. sanctions on Iran’s conventional weapons program include the supply, sale or transfer to or from Iran of unmanned combat aerial vehicles.

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The legislation also states that it is U.S. policy to prevent Iran and Iranian-aligned groups from acquiring unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that can be used in attacks against the United States or our partners.
Why is this legislation important? Iran is the principal obstacle to peace and security in the Middle East.

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The regime uses advanced attack drones to target American troops and our allies.

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The Abraham Accords Continue to Advance Peace and Progress in the Middle East

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A strong U.S.-Israel relationship and the Abraham Accords have ushered in
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#ANewEra of peace and progress in the Middle East.

The latest: Israel's first Ambassador to Bahrain arrived in Manama.

- The official account for Israel’s diplomatic mission to Bahrain
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tweeted : Ambassador Na’eh "is on his way to begin his important journey and mission of building bridges and strengthening ties between our nations."
Also this week, UAE Ambassador to Israel Mohammed Al Khaja discussed the Abraham Accords, emerging business opportunities, and the new Middle East in an
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"Many people I’ve sat with... from ex-government to government officials and others, have tears in their eyes; they cannot believe the UAE Embassy is here in Tel Aviv. They didn’t imagine it would happen in their lifetime."


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"There is much more we have in common than what separates us. It is only hate and extreme narratives that keep us apart. We need to proactively ignore it [fight it]... we need to focus on the youth and future generations."

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