Prof. Gabi Siboni, an IDF reserve colonel and academic, said any agreement with Iran is detrimental to Israel as long as the current regime remains in power, according to a Tuesday evening broadcast on Channel 14. His statement adds to a growing chorus of Israeli security figures publicly opposing the emerging US-Iran framework.
Reserve Col. Prof. Gabi Siboni, a prominent Israeli security scholar and IDF reserve officer, stated Tuesday evening that any agreement signed with Iran harms Israeli interests as long as the current regime is in power. Speaking on Channel 14, Siboni offered no specific criticism of the deal's terms but delivered a sweeping assessment: the regime itself is the problem, not the details of any particular accord. The comment arrives amid sustained high-level Israeli skepticism toward the US-Iran negotiations. As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday, a very senior Israeli official told journalist Amit Segal (N12) that the emerging deal is "garbage," while multiple Israeli officials have flagged specific concerns over potential restrictions on Israel's freedom of action against Hezbollah and the influx of billions into Tehran's coffers. Siboni's opposition, coming from an academic-military figure rather than a sitting official, signals that the critique extends beyond the political-security establishment to the wider strategic community.
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