Opinion: Israel Unable to Prevent US-Iran Deal Signing, But Will Still Seek to Create Friction

BlockBeats News, June 14th — Li Zixin, Assistant Researcher at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, stated that Israel is unable to prevent the signing of the US-Iran understanding memorandum itself. Israel is not a direct party to the US-Iran understanding memorandum, nor does it have any veto power. Against the backdrop of significant domestic political pressure facing the White House, it is even more difficult for Israel to influence President Trump's will. Therefore, Israel cannot stop the US-Iran signing, but Israel has never needed formal veto power to disrupt the ceasefire conditions. Israel can disrupt the situation by creating facts on the ground. The extent to which Israel can influence the situation depends on the influence of the United States and Iran's reaction. Considering that both the US and Iran have a strong motivation to achieve a ceasefire, Israel is probably unable to completely disrupt the current situation. However, the Israeli military can still continue to create friction at a low intensity level, objectively increasing the difficulty of the US and Iran reaching a final ceasefire agreement. (CCTV News)