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Biden receives Israeli president ahead of upcoming Naftali Bennett visit

2021-06-29T12:56:36.778Z


US President Joe Biden assured his Israeli counterpart on Monday June 28 that the United States would not allow Iran to develop ...


US President Joe Biden assured his Israeli counterpart on Monday (June 28) that the United States would not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons, ahead of a visit by the Prime Minister of Israel, Naftali Bennett.

"Iran will never have a nuclear weapon while I'm here,"

Joe Biden told President Reuven Rivlin at the White House.

After their meeting, Reuven Rivlin told reporters he was

"very satisfied"

with the Democratic president's comments on Iran.

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Joe Biden on the other hand brushed aside criticism from Congress, who questioned his authority to order strikes against pro-Iran militia positions on the Iraqi-Syrian border.

“I have this authority,”

he argued.

The close relationship between Israel and the United States came through a difficult time when Joe Biden replaced Donald Trump in January.

However, the formation of a new government with Naftali Bennett at its head, following the downfall of Donald Trump's ally, Benjamin Netanyahu, paved the way for a resetting of relations, as well as a forthcoming visit from the new. Prime Minister.

According to White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki, no date has been set for Naftali Bennett's trip but

"the president is eager to receive the Prime Minister and it will be soon

.

"

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On Sunday, the new head of Israeli diplomacy Yair Lapid expressed to his American counterpart Antony Blinken

"the strong reservations"

of the Hebrew state concerning the negotiations to relaunch the Iran nuclear deal. But he also said he wanted to settle the differences of view with Washington behind the scenes, breaking with former Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu.

“We believe that these differences

[between Israel and the United States]

should be discussed in direct and professional exchanges

,” he said.

Source: lefigaro

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