(Jerusalem Post) Lahav Harkov - The U.S. is determined to reach a "mini-deal" with Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday. The deal, negotiated in recent weeks via Oman, would entail Tehran curbing its nuclear enrichment at 60% in exchange for the U.S. allowing Iraq to pay over $10 billion it owes Iran for gas and electricity and for South Korea to pay $7 billion for oil imports. The informality of the deal is a way for the Biden administration to avoid Congressional review. Netanyahu added, "Over 90% of [Israel's] security problems come from Iran and its proxies."
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