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Israel praises UN snapback of sanctions against Iran for nuke violations

Israel’s Foreign Ministry praised the UN move to reinstate sanctions on Iran, calling it vital to stopping Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

An illustration of enforcing sanctions on Iran.
Members of the United Nations Security Council vote against a resolution by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran during the 80th U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2025.

UN reinstates arms embargo, other sanctions on Iran

IRANIAN PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, in Tianjin, China, earlier this month. Tehran is betting that Western governments will lack the will to act decisively, states the writer.

Iran sanctions snapback: Enforcement is the only way to curb Tehran’s threats - opinion

IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran on Sunday. He declared that ‘Tehran would never bow’ to US, European, and Zionist pressures, says the writer.

E-3 must see 'snapback' trigger through to the end, ignore Iranian trickery - opinion


Lapid pushing for call with Biden amid Iran nuclear deal concerns

Defense Minister Benny Gantz called to upgrade Israel's military capabilities to face Iran, even if nuclear deal is reached.

US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid sign a security pledge at Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem, Israel July 14, 2022

Netanyahu's Iran blitz: Is history repeating itself? No - opinion

INSIDE POLITICS: Netanyahu and Lapid are jostling to see who is tougher on the burgeoning Iran deal.

 THEN-PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu attends the Knesset plenum session ahead of the vote on the Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People, 2018

Israel opposes Iran nuclear deal, but there might not be another option

A military campaign against Iran might destroy the facilities but will only delay the regime’s nuclear development, expert says.

 Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani and delegations wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria December 17, 2021

Gantz discusses US-Israel cooperation against Iran with CENTCOM commander

The defense minister is set to meet with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to discuss the efforts to return to the JCPOA deal.

CENTCOM General Michael Kurilla and Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz.

Mossad Chief Barnea: New nuclear deal will not block us from acting against Iran

“Israel is not signed on to the deal. Israel is permitted to defend itself any way possible - and will act this way," Barnea said.

A view of the water nuclear reactor at Arak, Iran December 23, 2019. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Lapid: US adopted Israeli stances in Iran response

Nuclear talks may enter 10th round after US, Iran exchange responses to “final” draft of deal.

 Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani leaves the Palais Coburg, the venue where closed-door nuclear talks take place in Vienna, Austria, August 4,2022.

Biden talks to nuke deal partners about Iran’s ambitions

The UAE returned its envoy to Tehran • Shin Bet head visits Egypt amid rise in tensions

 Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian meets with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Tehran, Iran, September 9, 2021.

The JCPOA Nuclear Deal 2.0 is coming any day now - opinion

US President Joe Biden will find a way to excuse even the most unreasonable and irresponsible arrangement with Iran in order to get a deal.

 SENIOR TRUMP Administration officials – national security advisor John Bolton, secretary of state Mike Pompeo and White House press secretary Sarah Sanders stand in the Oval Office in 2019. An Iranian conspiracy to assassinate Bolton and Pompeo was recently revealed.

Final does not mean final in Iran nuclear talks

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: The Iran nuclear talks have been almost over for 10 months, and it keeps getting dragged out further.

 AN IRANIAN woman walks past a wall of the former US Embassy with an anti-America mural on it

Lapid to US, Europe: Walk away from Iran talks or look weak

The renewed deal, as drafted by the EU, does not extend the JCPOA’s nonproliferation benefits, while offering the same sanctions relief as in 2015.

 Prime Minister and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid speaks to party members during a Yesh Atid party conference in Tel Aviv, August 3, 2022