US Sets 1-Week Deadline To See If Iran Talks Advance

Channel 13 in #Israel reports the US is giving #Iran one final week to see where the negotiations go, and the US has agreed to hold joint training sessions with the IDF for strikes against #Iran nuclear facilities. If true, it's the closest to a deadline I've seen to date. https://t.co/LkiWgYmQOX

— Jason Brodsky (@JasonMBrodsky) December 10, 2021

Zero Hedge: US Sets 1-Week Deadline To See If Iran Talks Advance As Israel Pushes Military Option: Report 

Earlier in the week Reuters revealed that top US and Israeli officials were in talks to initiate joint military training exercises that focus on preparations to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities. Defense Minister Benny Gantz has been in Washington this week meeting with Secretary Blinken and others to consider "possible modes of action to ensure the cessation of (Iran's) attempt to enter the nuclear sphere and broaden its activity in the region," according to a prior public statement. 

The White House confirmed Thursday that "other options" are on the table should JCPOA nuclear talks in Vienna fail: "The president has asked his team to be prepared in the event that diplomacy fails and we must turn to other options," White House Secretary Jen Psaki said. "We will have no choice but to take additional measures."  

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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. There will be no progress in reaching an Iran nuclear deal in the coming week.

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