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SEPTEMBER 1 • 2022 | 7

T

he calming messages
from Washington
that a final nuclear
deal with Iran is still far off
seem to be more a method of
desensitizing Israel and less
of an indication that there are
serious disputes
between the
U.S. and Iran
that cannot be
overcome.
The reason
is simple: Both
sides want the
deal and are
not interested in passing the
point of no return. One needs
to listen to what is being said
in Tehran to understand how
the Iranians have managed
to skip lightly over what the
U.S. presented as an important
success in the negotiations,
which is that Iran supposedly
gave up its demand that the

Iranian Revolutionary Guard
Corps (IRGC) be removed
from the U.S. list of terrorist
entities.
First of all, the Iranians are
now saying that this had never
been a dealbreaker. Second,
the Americans have promised
to continue discussing the
subject after a deal is signed.
Third, as far as the Iranians
are concerned, “
As long as
the IRGC remains on the
Americans’ list of terrorist
organizations, CENTCOM will
remain on ours.” That’s not a
joke.
The sad part of the story
is that the trick the Iranians
pulled in regard to the IRGC
was seen by the Americans
as justification for signing
the new deal. What’s even
sadder is that the sanctions
applied to the IRGC haven’t
prevented it from threatening

to undermine regimes and
individuals in the Middle East
and beyond.
On the whole, the true test
of the nuclear deal before it
is signed has nothing to do
with the IRGC, but with three
major issues: First, whether it
brings Iran back into the field
of uranium enrichment, where
it has both reached a high
level and started removing
it from its borders. Second,
whether the deal clearly
mandates that Iran stop using
its advanced centrifuges and
increases oversight of them.
Third, whether the Americans
demanded and Iran has agreed
to extend the term of the
deal until the date when all
restrictions on Iran’s nuclear
activity will be lifted. We still
don’t know if these issues have
been resolved.
Israel and the negotiators on

the American and European
sides agree on one thing: Iran
is not to be trusted. The proof
is that the Iranians agreed to
drop their demand on the
IRGC listing, but not their
demand that an international
investigation into enriched
uranium discovered at three
nuclear sites be stopped.
If they don’t intend to fool
anyone, what do they have to
hide?
Israel has no real way
of stopping the Biden
administration if it decides
to enter into a bad Iran
deal with eyes wide open.
Instead, Israel needs to focus
its efforts on ensuring that it
has American backing and
freedom of operation against
Iran if it turns out that Tehran
is moving toward a bomb. The
U.S. Congress can delay the
removal of sanctions on Iran,
and the Republicans will be
trying to regain control of it in
the midterm elections.

Oded Granot is a senior Middle East

and Arab world commentator. This arti-

cle was originally published by Israel

Hayom.

column
Israel Must Focus on Freedom
to Operate Against Iran

Oded Granot
JNS.org

Yiddish Limerick

Labor Day

Dos iz der letzter barbecue
this year
so ess un ess un do not fear.
Mir rufn dos, Arbeit Day
so hob a bisel fun, do bist
okay.
A Yontef far dir un far mir.





Dos iz der letzter: this is
the last
Ess un ess: eat and eat
Mir rufn dos: Arbeit Day
So hob: so have
A bisel: a little
Do bist: you are
A Yontef: a holiday
Far dir un far mir: for you

and for me.

By Rachel Kapen

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