Инсайты Матвеева / Insights from Matveev

Продолжая марафон комментариев по поводу событий на Ближнем Востоке, выступил сегодня в программе СоловьевLIFE.

Continuing the marathon of comments on the current events in the Middle East, I just spoke with the SolovievLIFE TV program.

Here are the main points in English.

Answering the question of the program's presenter Armen Gasparyan about the future arrival in Russia of the head of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas, I drew attention to the failure of the US's attempt to pacify the Middle East on a monetary and economic basis.

In this regard, given Washington's alliance with Israel, demonstrated by the recent visit to Washington of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Palestinians have been looking for the diplomatic support of other external actors, such as Russia and China.

In turn, while firmly advocating the "two-state" formula of the settlement of the Palestinian problem (as confirmed by Vladimir Putin), Russia has accumulated a vast positive experience in facilitating inter-Palestinian dialogues, aimed at overcoming the existing differences. Thus, last February-March, Moscow hosted a working meeting of several Palestinian factions with the support of Russian orientalists and the MOFA. All those issues could be discussed during Abbas's upcoming visit to Moscow.

Regretfully, there have been more numerous Israeli public calls for harsh actions against Arabs, including the use of nuclear weapons. Such calls raise concerns related to the plans of the Israeli leadership, for instance, to conduct a ground military operation in southern Lebanon. Especially given the problems for Netanyahu himself, who faces possible criminal prosecution in case of his resignation.

Still, despite the Gaza war and Israel's aggressive anti-Iranian actions, Tehran is hardly ready to reconsider "strategic patience," abandoning the proxy war paradigm in favor of a much more costly open conflict with Israel.

The reason is linked to Tehran's focus on reaching an agreement with the US on the Iranian nuclear program, which means easing sanctions and providing the Iranians with the sustainable access to advanced technologies.

For his part, Joe Biden seems ready to make some concessions to remain in history as a successful, not a failed president, at the same time persuading Tehran to take a strictly neutral position towards the Ukrainian crisis.

By the way, the appointment of Abbas Araghchi as a new Iranian Foreign Minister possibly reflects the imperative of the Iranian authorities related to the improvement of relations with the US. Remarkably, this experienced diplomat defended his doctorate thesis at the University of Kent in the UK. He also worked as an ambassador to Finland and Japan, being considered as the main negotiator with the West on Iran's nuclear program.

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709 viewsIgor Matveev, Aug 12, 2024 at 12:02

Продолжая марафон комментариев по поводу событий на Ближнем Востоке, выступил сегодня в программе СоловьевLIFE.

Continuing the marathon of comments on the current events in the Middle East, I just spoke with the SolovievLIFE TV program.

Here are the main points in English.

Answering the question of the program's presenter Armen Gasparyan about the future arrival in Russia of the head of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas, I drew attention to the failure of the US's attempt to pacify the Middle East on a monetary and economic basis.

In this regard, given Washington's alliance with Israel, demonstrated by the recent visit to Washington of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Palestinians have been looking for the diplomatic support of other external actors, such as Russia and China.

In turn, while firmly advocating the "two-state" formula of the settlement of the Palestinian problem (as confirmed by Vladimir Putin), Russia has accumulated a vast positive experience in facilitating inter-Palestinian dialogues, aimed at overcoming the existing differences. Thus, last February-March, Moscow hosted a working meeting of several Palestinian factions with the support of Russian orientalists and the MOFA. All those issues could be discussed during Abbas's upcoming visit to Moscow.

Regretfully, there have been more numerous Israeli public calls for harsh actions against Arabs, including the use of nuclear weapons. Such calls raise concerns related to the plans of the Israeli leadership, for instance, to conduct a ground military operation in southern Lebanon. Especially given the problems for Netanyahu himself, who faces possible criminal prosecution in case of his resignation.

Still, despite the Gaza war and Israel's aggressive anti-Iranian actions, Tehran is hardly ready to reconsider "strategic patience," abandoning the proxy war paradigm in favor of a much more costly open conflict with Israel.

The reason is linked to Tehran's focus on reaching an agreement with the US on the Iranian nuclear program, which means easing sanctions and providing the Iranians with the sustainable access to advanced technologies.

For his part, Joe Biden seems ready to make some concessions to remain in history as a successful, not a failed president, at the same time persuading Tehran to take a strictly neutral position towards the Ukrainian crisis.

By the way, the appointment of Abbas Araghchi as a new Iranian Foreign Minister possibly reflects the imperative of the Iranian authorities related to the improvement of relations with the US. Remarkably, this experienced diplomat defended his doctorate thesis at the University of Kent in the UK. He also worked as an ambassador to Finland and Japan, being considered as the main negotiator with the West on Iran's nuclear program.

BY Инсайты Матвеева / Insights from Matveev