Jimu News reporter Sun Zhe
intern Zeng Zheng
According to Associated Press report, on July 13, US President Biden began his first visit to the Middle East since taking office. He was interviewed by Israeli TV station No. 12 The channel said in an interview that the United States does not rule out the use of force "as a last resort against Iran ."
"Biden said the United States and Israel have a 'deep-rooted' bond and pledged to strengthen bilateral economic ties in the future, but what he failed to mention was another, larger goal: a commitment to preventing Iran from becoming Nuclear power." The report said.
Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Lapid (right) and President Herzog (left) (Photo source: Associated Press)
Just a few days before Biden started this Middle East trip, he spoke in " The Washington Post published a signed article titled "Why I went to Saudi Arabia ", in which he criticized former U.S. President Trump 's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.
"There is only one thing worse than Iran now, and that is Iran with nuclear weapons ." On the 13th, Biden said this when he arrived in Israel and accepted an interview with local media on the Iranian nuclear issue.
In addition, Biden also stated that the United States will not remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps from its " terrorist organization list" even if Iran refuses to re-sign the Iran nuclear agreement .
According to CCTV news, in July 2015, Iran reached a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue with the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany. Under the agreement, Iran promised to limit its nuclear program and the international community lifted sanctions on Iran. In May 2018, the United States unilaterally withdrew from the agreement, and then restarted and added a series of new sanctions against Iran. Since May 2019, Iran has gradually suspended the implementation of some terms of the agreement, but promised that the measures taken are "reversible."
reported that on the 13th, Biden also went to Jerusalem to visit the Yad Washim Holocaust Memorial Museum. According to the schedule, he will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Lapid and President Herzog on the 14th. Biden's trip to the Middle East will last for four days. On July 15, he will meet with Palestinian President Abbas.
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