”Lebanon’s inclusion in the agreement is a gift to Iran”

Meir Ben Shabbat: Firstly this is an MOU, which is essentially a temporary agreement for an interim period during which there will be in-depth discussions, and not a final agreement. The issues, especially the nuclear issue, have not yet been agreed on, and therefore it is not possible to compare it to the Obama agreement – we can only do so after the final agreement.

But even without waiting for the final agreement, what has already been agreed upon is enough to substantiate the concerns in Jerusalem,” Ben-Shabbat adds. “Firstly, an agreement with Iran – and this is true of any agreement – grants legitimacy to the extremist regime and gives it the most important thing for it: survival, hope and resources for reconstruction.

The full interview was published in Globes on June 15, 2026.

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