Netanyahu’s Challenge: Help Trump Fix or Scrap the Iran Deal
- Israel is said to lobby Congress, Europe for more restrictions
- Key focus is strengthening ‘snapback’ mechanism for sanctions
Pedestrians pass a wall mural depicting Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, left, and Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic republic of Iran, on a street in Tehran.
Photographer: Simon Dawson/BloombergIsrael is wasting no time in trying to translate Donald Trump’s call for a tougher approach to Iran into action.
The government is making a diplomatic push to extend restrictions in the international nuclear deal with Iran to its development of ballistic missiles, sponsorship of terrorist acts and weapons proliferation to terrorist groups, three senior Israeli government officials said. The focus is on persuading U.S. and European lawmakers to strengthen “snapback” mechanisms to cover sanctions for Iranian activities that aren’t directly connected to its nuclear program, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.