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Pressure on Iran is growing – diplomatic solution still possible?
As long as Israel attacks, Iran rejects negotiations – and doubts Washington’s diplomatic efforts. Trump wants to decide in two weeks whether the USA will participate in Israel’s war.
In the war between Israel and Iran, a diplomatic solution appears increasingly uncertain. At night the arch enemies fought again. Despite the growing pressure, in view of a possible event of the United States on the side of Israel, Iran rejects negotiations as long as Israel’s attacks lasted. However, Israel’s leadership shows no signs of stopping the military campaign in Iran that started a week ago. “We have to prepare for a long time,” said Israel’s chief of staff Ejal Zamir. “We have started the most complex use of our history.”
Israel estimates that his attacks in Iran have delayed the development of an atomic bomb by the Islamic Republic for years. “According to the assessments we hear, I think we have the opportunity for you to get an atomic bomb delayed by at least two or three years,” said Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar in a “picture” interview. Israel has achieved a lot, but “will not stop until we have done everything possible to eliminate this threat,” said Saar.
Israel’s Foreign Minister: Iran is deceptive the world
In another interview with the Japanese television station NHK, he said: “We will not allow Iran like North Korea. Iran tried to take North Korea because he believes that the security of his regime is guaranteed by nuclear weapons. But we will not allow this in Iran”. When asked by NHK whether Israel was willing to accept a diplomatic solution in conflict with Iran, Saar said: “Personally, I don’t think Iran strives for a (diplomatic) solution. Iran tries to deceive the international community”.
US President Donald Trump considers the latest mediation efforts by Europeans to be expedient. “Iran does not want to talk to Europe. They want to speak to us. Europe cannot help,” Trump said when asked by a journalist whether the conversations of the Europeans were helpful. There are currently contacts in the United States with Iran and you will see what happens. The Foreign Minister of Germany, France and Great Britain met with their Iranian colleague Araghtschi on Friday in Geneva. The Europeans and Tehran want to continue the talks.
Trump: Israel “wins” the war currently
However, Araghtschi emphasized: “As long as the attacks on Israel continue, we will not negotiate with any party.” Trump said that it was difficult to demand that from Israel because Israel is currently winning in the war. Such a claim would be easier if one side did not have the upper hand.
According to Thursday, Trump wants to give diplomatic efforts from Thursday for around two weeks before making a decision on a possible participation in the war of the United States. On the way to his weekend, Trump said to journalists on Friday at the airport in Morristown in the state of New Jersey, “two weeks are maximum”.
Iran: Don’t know if we can still trust USA
In a conversation with the US broadcaster NBC News in Geneva, Iran’s Foreign Minister doubted that Washington is interested in diplomatic efforts to terminate the war. Araghtschi expressed the suspicion that the United States used previous negotiations with the Islamic Republic only as a guise for Israel’s offensive. “Perhaps they had this plan in their heads and only needed the negotiations to disguise it,” said Araghtschi. “We don’t know how we can still trust them. What they did was actually a betrayal of diplomacy,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Air Force once again attacked destinations in Iran, more than 1,000 kilometers away. The army announced that an attack against rocket camps and shooting facilities started in the interior of Iran with a series of attacks and shooting facilities. Shortly before, Iran had attacked Israel with rockets, but apparently could be intercepted. There were no reports on impacts. According to the media caused by a intercepted rocket, a fire on the roof of a residential building, but there is probably no damage to apartments.
The military said that the population could leave the shelters. The day before, at least 23 people were injured in an Iranian missile fire in the Israeli Mediterranean city of Haifa, three of them seriously injured.
Germans flown out of Israel
In the meantime, the Bundeswehr flew from Israel for the first time since the beginning of the war. Two machines with 64 returnees on board landed at Cologne/Bonn Airport in North Rhine-Westphalia during the night. Because of the war between Israel and Iran, airspace is closed to air traffic in both countries.
dpa
Source: Stern
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