Kerry Tries to Reassure Israel on Iran Negotiations

US Secretary of State John Kerry gave an interview with Israel’s Channel 10 News show on Sunday in an effort to reassure Israelis about ongoing negotiations with Iran over the Islamic Republic’s renegade nuclear program. The US “has designed and deployed a weapon that has the ability to deal with Iran’s nuclear program,” he said, following the customary pronouncement that Washington prefers a diplomatic solution to the crisis.”We want to reassure not just Israel, but all the countries in the region, that the United States will defend them; stand with them, work with them in order to push back against inappropriate, unacceptable, law-breaking behavior anywhere we see it in that region,” Kerry added. However, without mentioning the name of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he also said there is “a lot of hysteria” in Israel about the ongoing negotiations. Read More