Israel's foreign minister, Yair Lapid, said Wednesday that Israel would have no problem if the United States entered a strong nuclear deal with Iran that would permanently limit its ability to assemble a nuclear weapon, and that reaching a resolution with the Palestinians was now a lower priority for his government, behind the pandemic and the economy. Mr. Lapid's comments on the Iran deal in a video conversation from his office came just hours after he met with Jake Sullivan, President Biden's national security adviser. Mr. Sullivan had traveled to Israel in an effort to create what he called a "common strategy" with the government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, which has been sabotaging Iran's nuclear facilities while the U.S. has tried to restore the 2015 treaty with Tehran. Mr. Lapid is scheduled to become prime minister in 2023 if the fragile coalition deal that created the current government holds. His willingness to sanction a U.S. deal with a country Israel deeply distrusts may reflect in part the conclusion that the Biden administration's hopes for a nuclear agreement with Iran now seem all but shattered. The yearlong effort to restore the 2015 accord that President Donald J. Trump abandoned —… Read full this story
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