Iran Talks Strain Mideast Alliances -- Wall Street Journal
Chasm Opens Between U.S., Closest Mideast Allies, Over Tehran
Israel tried to stave off an emerging agreement between Iran and global powers aimed at preventing Tehran from attaining a nuclear weapon, underlining the chasm that has opened up between the Obama administration and its closest Middle East allies over how to deal with their nemesis.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed against the expected accord in particularly harsh terms Friday, calling on Western allies to "reconsider'' after three meetings in two days with Secretary of State John Kerry. President Barack Obama called the Israeli leader in an attempt to calm the furor.
"The deal that is being discussed in Geneva right now is a bad deal,'' Mr. Netanyahu said in Tel Aviv after meeting with Mr. Kerry. "Iran isn't even required to take apart even one centrifuge, but the international community is relieving sanctions on Iran.…I urged Secretary Kerry not to rush to sign—to wait, to reconsider. To get a good deal.''
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My Comment: Many details have yet to be made public .... but if reports such as this one are true .... U.S. relationships with it's Middle Eastern allies are never going to be the same.
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