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Source: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-864778
The Negotiation Goal with Iran Should Be Complete Dismantlement of Its Nuclear Program
(Jerusalem Post) Brig.-Gen. (res.) Jacob Nagel and Mark Dubowitz - After the 12-day U.S.-Israel campaign that demolished much of Iran's nuclear and missile infrastructure, there is only one acceptable objective for any future negotiations: the total dismantlement of what remains. No more illusions. No more incremental deals. No more diplomatic games. As Trump rightly stated, "the old deals and proposals are not on the table anymore." He added, "Iran is stupid to keep pushing for uranium enrichment after being beaten up very badly. We're not going to allow that to happen." Iran didn't just enrich uranium, it launched ballistic missiles at Israel before and during the war, firing hundreds of rockets, drones, and cruise missiles at civilian and military targets. That alone justifies new red lines: Iran must dismantle all missile production facilities, eliminate its stockpiles, and halt development of delivery systems capable of carrying nuclear warheads, including ICBMs that can strike the U.S. Tehran's support for terrorism must also be on the table. Hamas, which carried out the Oct. 7 massacre, along with Hizbullah and the Houthis, which launched hundreds of attacks during the war, are all armed and financed by Iran. Any future agreement must include an end to this "proxy war" network. Some claim the U.S. "joined" Israel's war. That's false. These were American strikes against an American adversary. The U.S. followed Israel's daring preemptive strikes with overwhelming airpower to eliminate a shared threat. Jacob Nagel, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, served as Israel's National Security Advisor. Mark Dubowitz is CEO of FDD and an expert on Iran's nuclear program.