Biden urges Iran to return to nuclear deal “I won’t wait forever”
Israeli Prime Minister: “We should put the use of force on the table to stop Iran’s nuclear program”
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(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kang Byung-cheol = The United States and Israel reaffirmed their efforts to deter Iran’s nuclear possession through a joint declaration on the occasion of President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel.
Israel urges Biden not to rule out the use of force to deter nuclear development as President Biden is negotiating with Iran to restore the nuclear deal that former President Donald Trump had abandoned emphasized.
“Iran can never have a nuclear weapon,” Biden said at a joint press conference with Israeli interim Prime Minister Yair Rapids in Jerusalem on the 14th (local time). “He said.
“I still believe that diplomacy is the best way to achieve this outcome,” he said.
“We have told the Iranian leaders what is acceptable to us to return to the JCPOA,” he said.
Prior to his trip to the Middle East, President Biden also criticized former President Trump for breaking the Iran nuclear deal at a press conference with an Israeli broadcaster at the White House before departing for the Middle East.
“The only thing that is more dangerous than Iran right now is Iran that has a nuclear weapon,” he said.
He said it was “a last resort”, especially when asked if he was willing to use force to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
President Biden’s remarks do not completely rule out the possibility of using force if necessary to deter Iran’s nuclear program, but it is analyzed that he will focus on diplomatic negotiations for now.
“No word or diplomacy will stop them,” Rapidid said in a meeting with Biden. It is to make[Iran]recognize that there is,” he said.
“You have to do something to keep your freedom, and sometimes force must be used. Nobody wants it, but you shouldn’t avoid it,” he said. “He said.
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