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Israel Cannot Accept the Emerging Accord between the U.S. and Iran
(Jerusalem Post) Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaacov Amidror - An accord between the P5+1 and Iran that would allow Iran to maintain a full nuclear fuel cycle is unacceptable to Israel. None of the assumptions behind the emerging accord are sound: Neither the assumption that a monitoring regime could guarantee identification in real time of Iranian violations; nor the assumption that the U.S. would act with alacrity if a breach is identified; nor the assumption that in the real world Iran will truly be deterred by U.S. threats. An agreement along these lines would be far worse than no agreement, and could force Israel to respond independently. The writer is a former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel and chairman of the National Security Council.