The Natanz Attack Also Held a Message for Washington
If the primary purpose was to undermine Iran’s nuclear capabilities, Benjamin Netanyahu also wants President Biden to pick a side.
The next move is for Gen Austin’s boss President Biden’s to make.
Photographer: KAHANA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images/Getty ImagesThe attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility Sunday – widely attributed to Israel — was clearly aimed at impairing Iran’s ability to make nuclear weapons. But it was very likely also meant as a message for Washington.
President Biden has made it clear that he wants to rejoin the Iran nuclear pact, putting Robert Malley, who played an important role in making the 2015 deal during the Obama administration, in charge of negotiating a new deal. The U.S. approach has been well received by Tehran. A government spokesman pronounced it, “realistic and promising.”