THE IDDF PODCAST: Is The Iran Nuclear Deal Being Revived? Israel-Saudi Normalization In The Offing?

The IDDF Podcast with Chuck Freilich and Benjamin Anthony

Episode 29 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington.

In this episode, Chuck and Danny engage in an extensive back-and-forth about the impending partial agreement, or maybe just “understanding”, between the US and Iran on the nuclear issue. Chuck believes that Iran’s strategic position has improved greatly, strengthening its bargaining position, and that a partial deal, for all its faults, is the least of the bad options. Danny is more critical and believes that it would just bring us that much closer to an operational Iranian nuclear capability.

They then switch to the topic of US-Saudi relations and Saudi-Israeli normalization. The Saudis have reportedly made four demands of the US in exchange for doing so: an American security guarantee, US acquiescence to a civil Saudi nuclear program, advanced arms sales, including F 35’s, and progress on the Palestinian issue. Chuck and Danny discuss the pros and cons of agreeing to these different demands.

Join us as Chuck and Danny agree and disagree, in detail and in-depth, always respectfully, on the critical issues Israel faces.

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