Deep Disquiet: Israel and the Iran Nuclear Deal

S. Samuel C. Rajiv

Contemporary Review of the Middle East, 2016, vol. 3, issue 1, 47-62

Abstract: The Iran nuclear issue has been the most significant regional security challenge that Israel had to grapple with in the recent times. Israel was skeptical of the efficacy of the dominant diplomatic strategy (pursued by the P5+1) to address the Iranian nuclear challenge. Israel continues to express its concerns on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) of July 2015 to effectively address its core concerns vis-à -vis Iran. Significant policy differences with the United States over Iran did not prevent both countries from maintaining a steady stream of high level contacts. While both sides are currently negotiating the terms of the 10-year defence cooperation agreement that would improve its qualitative military edge (QME) vis-à -vis Iran and regional rivals, Israel’s Iran dilemma would play out to uncertain consequences.

Keywords: JCPOA; Israel; Iran; US; Israeli–Palestinian conflict; regional stability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/2347798916632324

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