Jerusalem. December 5th. INTERFAX - The director of Israeli intelligence "Mossad" David Barnea is due to pay a visit to the United States on Sunday for talks with senior representatives of the American administration on the issue of Iran, the Times of Israel reports.
The publication notes that according to Israeli media, Barnea will convince the US leadership not to conclude an interim agreement with Tehran that would not provide for Iran's full return to full compliance with all the conditions of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program. Instead, the Mossad director will seek international support for tough sanctions against Tehran.
According to media reports, Barnea will also emphasize that if a deal with Iran is achieved, Israel will not consider itself bound by its provisions and will continue to oppose Tehran's nuclear activity. In addition, the Israeli intelligence chief is expected to provide the American side with new information on the Iranian nuclear program.
Later, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz is also due to visit the United States, and Iran is also likely to be the focus of his talks.
Earlier this week, Barnea said that the nature of the development of Iran's nuclear program clearly indicates that Tehran is trying to develop atomic weapons. He also promised that Iran would never get a nuclear weapon.
On Friday, it became known that the Vienna talks on the restoration of the JCPOA will resume in the middle of next week. After the meeting of the Joint Commission on the JCPOA, diplomats from Britain, Germany and France stated that the proposals put forward by Iran at the Vienna talks run counter to the previous "difficult compromises" reached during the previous six rounds of negotiations. In addition, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki stressed that the new Iranian government has not demonstrated a constructive approach to the negotiations resumed in Vienna.
In turn, the Iranian TV channel Press-TV reported, citing a source, that Iran's proposals fully complied with the provisions of the JCPOA, but some European participants in the Vienna talks did not want to seek a compromise.
The Israeli media explained that Israel considers the current pause in the negotiations as a way to influence their course.
