Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz confirmed: “We are in contact with Washington and countries in the region about negotiations to restore the Iranian nuclear deal,” stressing that “we will do everything in our power to influence the deal and not be a party.” in any agreement. “Israel knows how to maintain its freedom to act as needed,” Israeli media reported.

Axios previously reported, citing a senior Israeli official, that “Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid sent a message to the White House on Thursday that the draft EU nuclear deal being discussed with Iran goes beyond the 2015 nuclear deal. administration of US President Joe Biden.

The website states that Lapid told U.S. Ambassador to Israel Ted Deutsch that “it’s time to sit down and talk about what needs to be done in the future to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon” and added that “Israel is not bound by any or a nuclear deal with Iran, and in the current situation, it’s time to get up from the table.”

For his part, US State Department spokesman Ned Brass noted that “technically we do not agree with Israel on the Iranian nuclear deal, and we agree to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons.” .