Biden to Rivlin: Iran will never get a nuclear weapon under my watch

Washington – US President Joe Biden, in appointment With Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday, he said Iran will never get a nuclear weapon as long as he remains in office. “Iran will never get a nuclear weapon,” Biden said. He also addressed on Sunday air strikes Against Iranian-backed militias in Syria and Iraq: “I directed last night’s air strikes targeting sites used by Iranian-backed militia groups in response to recent attacks on US personnel in Iraq,” he said. “I wanted to thank the president for being here,” Biden said at the beginning of his conversation at the oval office. Biden assured Rivlin that his commitment to Israel is “iron-clad” and his “unshakeable commitment.” is [Israel’s] Self Defense. My team and I are already working closely with the Israeli government that took office earlier this month,” Biden said. “I look forward to hosting Prime Minister Bennett at the White House very soon.”

Later on Monday evening, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi welcomed Rivlin to Capitol Hill in a meeting with a group of bipartisan lawmakers. “Support for Israel in this Congress has always been strongly bipartisan, and it will continue to be so because of our shared values ​​and our mutual security concerns,” she told Rivlin at a photo opportunity.

President Reuven Rivlin meets with US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Monday, June 28, 2021. (credit: HAIM ZACH/GPO)

On Tuesday, he will hold several meetings at the United Nations. He will first meet with the Secretary-General, and later with 20 UN ambassadors, including Russia, the UK, the US, Bahrain and Morocco.

Rivlin also met with Yousef Al Otaabi, UAE’s ambassador to the US, on Monday, thanking him for his “important role” in the Abrahamic Agreement in a tweet on Tuesday morning.

There was a meeting yesterday with Yousef Al Otaabi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States of America, who was instrumental in taking the Abraham Agreement forward. I thanked him for his work and said that I would do everything possible to widen the circle of peace. credit: Shahar Azran@UAEEmbassyUS pic.twitter.com/S180aeeE85

— Ruwen Rivlin (@PresidentRuvi) June 29, 2021

Rivlin is expected to return to Israel on June 30. His term ends on July 7. Succeeded Isaac Herzog, who was elected as the 11th President of Israel earlier this month. Biden and Rivlin also discussed regional issues, including indirect Vienna talks to restore the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. Biden is the third current US president that Rivlin will meet, the other two being Donald Trump and Barack Obama. This is also his fourth visit to Washington in office, following previous visits in January 2015, November 2015 and November 2017. “I am delighted to be here once again to meet the President of the United States,” Rivlin told Biden. “Israel has no greater friend or ally than the United States. You are our best friend, and we [share] Alluding to the possibility of a renewal of the JCPOA, he said, “And, according to genuine friendship, we can discuss matters from time to time and even agree not to agree on everything.” ” “But we count on you,” Rivlin told Biden. “Your announcement has just made the Israelis understand that we have a very good friend in the White House.” Biden said during the meeting that the United States and Israel will continue to work to advance peace and promote stability in the region. Fully supports the normalization of relations between Israel and the Middle Eastern countries, something you are moving on to – even in africa,” Biden said. “And beyond significant progress, we are really looking forward to building a comprehensive bloc of peace and stability.” National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, and Wendy Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State, also Attended the meeting.

“We had a very deep, detailed meeting on issues related to the entire Middle East and of course the United States,” President Rivlin told reporters at the end of the White House meeting. “We found a true friend of the State of Israel in the White House, even in the days when I met [Biden] in Jerusalem in 1971 [former Mayor of Jerusalem] Teddy Kollek, he said it is not necessary to be Jewish to be Jewish.”

“We found a friend who responded to our requests to keep an eye on everything related to the deal with Iran,” Rivlin said.

“The leaders discussed the many challenges facing the region, including the threat posed by Iran,” the White House said in a readout of the meeting. Biden “assured President Rivlin that the United States is determined to counter Iran’s deadly activity and support of terrorist proxies, which have destabilizing consequences for the region.”

“The leaders also discussed opportunities to enhance peace and stability in the Middle East and beyond,” the statement said. “In that respect, the President expressed his strong support for the normalization of relations between Israel and other countries in the Arab and Muslim world.”