TIMES OF ISRAEL
by Staff
July 24, 2015

Deal is flawed, says ex-IDF intel chief, but initially it improves Israel’s security situation because Tehran’s program will be reduced and subject to more inspection

The Israeli military must utilize the next five years, as the nuclear deal with Iran is implemented, to ensure Israel has the capacity to stop any subsequent Iranian attempt to break out to the bomb, Israel’s former head of military intelligence, Amos Yadlin, urged Friday. And Israel’s political leadership should act now to reach an agreement with the United States on the fullest possible security cooperation — to detect Iranian violations of the deal, to agree on how to act against Iran if necessary, and to ensure Israel maintains its military advantage over Iran and other regional threats….For all the problems of the accord, said Yadlin, Israel’s “security situation will improve” for the next five years, because the Iranian nuclear program will be “reduced” and subjected to greater inspection than is currently the case. READ MORE