INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The White House reportedly told Israeli officials that the president was on break; the secretary of defense was also said to be out of town
Israeli request for an emergency phone call between Prime Minister Yair Lapid and U.S
claimed Biden was unavailable for a conversation with the premier because he was on vacation
However, the sources emphasized that the talk would be arranged eventually.The network also reported that Defense Minister Benny Gantz would
accord, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the sides appeared to inch closer to a deal opposed by Israel.The announcement
comes a day after the U.S
said Iran had agreed to ease key demands that had held up the revival of the 2015 deal trashed by former U.S
President Donald Trump, boosting hopes for the restoration of an agreement its supporters say will keep Tehran from acquiring nuclear
weapons capability.Gantz was scheduled to meet the head of the U.S
national security adviser Jake Sullivan
arrived in Washington on Wednesday, also for talks centered on Iran with Sullivan and possibly with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman,
one of the architects of the 2015 accord.In a briefing to foreign reporters on Wednesday, Lapid urged the U.S
deal.Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu also voiced his staunch opposition to the deal on Wednesday, saying that the emerging new
reporters in Tel Aviv.EU-coordinated negotiations on reviving the deal began in April 2021 before coming to a standstill in March and
picking up again in August
The Biden administration has repeatedly said it believes diplomacy is the best way to resolve the crisis.
