Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Lieberman said Tuesday that the emerging US-Iran understandings in Switzerland guarantee three outcomes: a nuclear Iran, a US-kosher stamp on its ballistic missile program, and continued funding of Iran's regional proxies, according to Reshet Bet radio.
Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Lieberman sharply criticized the emerging US-Iran framework on Tuesday, arguing that the understandings being finalized in Switzerland effectively green-light Tehran's nuclear ambitions and regional aggression. Speaking to Reshet Bet, Lieberman said the deal guarantees three things: that Iran will become nuclear, that the US will tacitly approve its ballistic missile program ("a kosher stamp"), and that funding for Iran's proxies — including Hezbollah and Hamas — will continue. Lieberman's remarks place him among the most vocal Israeli critics of the emerging accord, which The Zioneer has been tracking for weeks. As previously reported, Prime Minister Netanyahu warned as early as June 12 that a deal could be signed as soon as that Sunday, and US Vice President JD Vance has defended the framework as a "win-win" for America. Lieberman's framing, however, rejects the White House narrative, presenting the deal as a concession that ties Israel's hands. The statement is the strongest opposition yet from a senior Israeli political figure, though Lieberman's party is not in the governing coalition.
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