Israel’s secret service minister: Iran must not have nuclear weapons

Israeli intelligence minister Eli Cohen stressed that Iran must not be allowed to purchase a nuclear weapon.

In an interview with Al-Arabiya, he said: “All options are open in dealing with Iran and we will make all possible efforts to prevent the acquisition of a nuclear weapon.”

He continued, “Iran is responsible for die instability in the region how in Syria and Lebanon, as well in Gaza next to Yemen. “

“Iran is armed groups in these countries and it is a dangerous tumor and we see what it is in Syria is looking because it has not built schools and hospitals there, ”he added.

It opened too die Gaza file and said, “What in Gaza happened will die Do not affect peace agreements with Arab countries. “

And the US Treasury announced today, Thursday, die Review sanctions on Iran if it returns to the nuclear deal.

Russia’s envoy to the Vienna talks, Mikhail Ulyanov, confirmed today that “die on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) participating countries today (excluding Iran) met with the US delegation “.

On his Twitter account he wrote: “We have each other in the talks in Vienna die current situation exchanged, with particular focus on aspects of the implementation of a future agreement that will in is at an advanced stage of preparation. “

This happened when die World powers began a fifth round of talks with Iran on Tuesday with the aim of die Bring the United States back to the 2015 nuclear deal designed to prevent Iran from acquiring an atomic bomb.

The US is not directly involved in the talks, but there is also an American delegation led by Rob Malley, President Joe Biden’s special envoy to Iran in the Austrian capital. Representatives of the other powers involved – Germany, France, Great Britain, Russia and China – shuttled back and forth between the US and the Iranian side to facilitate indirect talks.

The agreement, which primarily aims to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, has been shaken since former US President Donald Trump resigned from it in 2018 die Has tightened sanctions against Tehran. And Iran, who responded by doing die Gradually reversed implementation of most of its basic obligations under the Agreement, tried to die To lift sanctions.