Oded Eilam, former head of Mossad's counter-terror division, warned Wednesday on Kan Reshet Bet that the United States is negotiating with Iran using Western assumptions that do not apply in the Middle East, and that Washington's willingness to offer deals signals weakness and strengthens Tehran's position. He assessed that the Trump administration will continue to pursue a new agreement and may offer further concessions, and advised Israel to work to prevent the deal and avoid linking the Iran and Lebanon fronts.
Oded Eilam, former head of Mossad's counter-terror division, added his voice Wednesday to a growing chorus of Israeli analysts warning that the United States is mishandling nuclear negotiations with Iran. Speaking on Kan Reshet Bet, Eilam argued that Washington is negotiating from a Western framework that Tehran does not share, and that the very act of offering deals is perceived in the Middle East as a sign of weakness. He predicted the Trump administration would continue to seek an agreement and might offer further concessions, and advised Israel to quietly oppose the deal while avoiding entanglement between the Iran and Lebanon fronts.
The Zioneer has previously reported on similar assessments from Israeli analysts. On June 16, Dr. Dan Diker, president of the Jerusalem Center for Foreign and Security Affairs, warned that Iran aims to drive a wedge between the US and Israel. Other analysts have described the US approach as 'negotiating under fire' and cautioned that Iran is exploiting the talks to buy time. Eilam's analysis reinforces the view that the diplomatic track, as currently conducted, may be undermining rather than advancing Israeli security interests.
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