Israel Wants to Derail Biden's Plan to Rejoin Iran Nuclear Deal

Debate is whether to go confrontational or quietly engage
Israel wants sanctions kept until Iran accepts expanded pact

Benjamin Netanyahu will face national elections in March, and is campaigning on his foreign policy and security record.Photographer: Amir Levy/Getty Images

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By David Wainer and Ivan Levingston

January 12, 2021 at 5:00 AM UTC

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Israel is already plotting how to derail one of Joe Biden’s signature foreign-policy promises.

The high-profile campaign that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waged against the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran failed to block the 2015 agreement. Officials are now weighing whether that sort of public crusade or behind-the-scenes engagement will be the most effective strategy with Biden, a senior Israeli official said, emphasizing that no decision has been made.