In a column in the Wall Street Journal, the former Middle East envoy advises the Biden administration not to surrender to the Iranians in negotiations • "The US has a strong hand against them," he explains
Former US envoy Jared Kushner // Photo: David Azgouri, US Embassy
Former Middle East envoy Jared Kushner's special envoy broke a long silence since the previous administration left the White House last night, publishing a column with insights on the Middle East for President Biden's administration, advising him to be resolute in his negotiations with Iran.
Kushner emphasizes the success of the "Abraham Agreement" in breaking the paradigm that the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, which he calls a "real estate quarrel, must first be resolved before the region can be calmed and brought to peace.
Kushner listed the achievements of the agreement, including the number of tourists from Israel to the United Arab Emirates and the series of economic agreements signed between the countries to present the benefits of the normalization process.
"It would be a mistake not to build on the new stability achieved in the Middle East," Kushner writes, adding that relations between Israel, Morocco, Sudan, Kosovo, the Bahra'is and the UAE are a change in the perception of foreign relations in the region.
But at the heart of Kushner's remarks is Iran, and more specifically the negotiations with Iran on the nuclear deal.
"The Biden administration has one advantage that the Trump administration has never held and that is a relationship with Iran," Kushner wrote.
"While many have expressed concern about the Biden administration's move to negotiate, with the help of European partners, whether Iran under the nuclear deal, I see it as a wise move because it has exposed the Iranian bluff," the adviser added.
Kushner argues that thanks to the Trump administration's policy, the United States has a "strong hand" in negotiating with Iran and argues that the United States must be patient and insist that any future agreement includes a genuine oversight mechanism to ensure Iran does not develop nuclear weapons. strangeness.
The former adviser explains that the neutralization of Iran's threat will allow the countries of the region to cut their military budget and lead to economic prosperity and new opportunities for the peoples of the entire region.
"The table is set," Kushner wrote. "The Biden administration has everything it needs to realize the positive potential of the Middle East."
