China News Service, April 13th. According to a report from the Chinese website of Al Jazeera, on the 11th local time, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel and held talks with a number of senior Israeli officials.

This is the first visit to Israel by a senior official of the Biden administration.

The analysis pointed out that the message that the United States wants to convey is that the United States has made the Middle East issue, especially the relations with Iran, its top priority.

However, the US Secretary of Defense's visit to Israel coincides with the escalation of the confrontation between Israel and Iran, which casts a shadow over the visit.

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The U.S. Defense Minister's visit to Israel escalates the confrontation

　　The report pointed out that earlier, when the Pentagon announced that Austin was about to visit Tel Aviv, the Iranian commercial ship "Savez" was hit by a missile in the Red Sea.

Iran claimed that Israel was the “behind the scenes” of the attack, and Israel was prepared to respond and escalate its maritime confrontation against Iran.

　　When Austin’s plane landed at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport, Iran announced that the power supply network of the Natanz nuclear facility had suffered a major explosion.

Iran believes that Israel played an important role in the incident.

At a press conference held by Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Israeli media reported that Mossad was the "man behind the Natanz reactor explosion."

　　Austin is regarded as the first senior official in the administration of US President Joe Biden to visit Tel Aviv.

According to Israeli analysts, the message that the US wants to convey is that Washington will make the Middle East issues, especially issues related to Iran and Israel its top priority.

　　However, the escalation of the "hidden war" between Israel and Iran in the Middle East has cast a shadow over the reception ceremony in Austin.

　　Earlier, reports pointed out that Israel had failed to block attempts to resume direct negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

The purpose of this move is to enable the United States and Iran to return to the Iran nuclear agreement that former U.S. President Trump withdrew.

According to reports, the attack on Iran’s targets and nuclear facilities “coincidentally” coincided with the meeting between Iran and the superpower in Vienna.

The purpose of the Vienna Conference is to pave the way for the United States to return to reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran.

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　　Report analysis pointed out that after the election of the 24th Knesset, Tel Aviv's government crisis has escalated, and the ruling Netanyahu is facing trial on corruption charges.

On this occasion, Israel sent a message to the United States.

　　To confirm Israel’s position on Iran’s nuclear program, Israeli Army Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi and Mossad Director Yossi Cohen plan to visit Washington in late April to continue Consultation on a common priority agenda and reaffirmed the continuing commitment of the United States to establish a strategic partnership with Israel.

In particular, consultations were held on the return to the Iran nuclear agreement and Iran’s military posture in Syria.

　　Analysts did not rule out the possibility that Netanyahu will smoothly resolve the government formation crisis and political deadlock.

Analysts predict that Netanyahu will solve these problems through the escalation of the situation with Iran, and the situation will further deteriorate, while Washington does not have the ability to solve the fundamental problems between the two countries and the Middle East problem.

　　Zvi Harel, an Israeli military analyst at Haaretz, called the situation a "mixture of security and political considerations."

He pointed out that given that Netanyahu is busy dealing with corruption trials and resolving the crisis of forming a government, whether he can deal with the sensitive security conflict between Israel and Iran is questionable.

US Secretary of Defense Austin (left) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Image source: Al Jazeera Chinese Network

The United States and the interests of the United States interweave the US visit to stop the situation

　　Although senior White House officials have stated that a "better nuclear agreement" will be successfully reached in the second phase, Dr. Nimrod Ghosn, director of the Israeli "Mitvem" Institute, which specializes in Middle East foreign policy, said, "There seems to be a lot of naivety in this matter. After the economic sanctions imposed by the Trump administration are lifted, the United States is unlikely to reach a better agreement in the future."

　　In an interview with Al Jazeera, Ghosn explained that Israel’s official position on reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran is “total rejection and no willingness to compromise”.

It pointed out that “Tel Aviv often plans and coordinates similar measures with Washington on regional issues and Iran’s nuclear issue. It seems that Israel has chosen to launch attacks against specific Iranian targets and facilities without leading to military confrontation.”

　　Ghosn believes that “Israel is not interested in military confrontation and full-scale war. The interests of Israel and the United States are intertwined. Austin’s visit is to stop the escalation of the situation and maritime confrontation, and to convey Washington’s message to Tel Aviv that the United States does not support the attribution The Israeli attack. This means that Israel is carrying out dangerous and adventurous operations."

　　Ghosn explained that when Biden announced that he won the U.S. election, Netanyahu mobilized Israel’s diplomatic relations in the U.S. and Europe, and even relied on diplomacy with Arab countries and Gulf regimes in order to prevent a renewed nuclear agreement.

Israel aims to maintain economic sanctions against Tehran. Because of Israel’s interests, the “close relationship” between Washington and Tel Aviv cannot reflect the coordination of the two countries’ security and military relations.

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　　On the other hand, Israeli journalist Yoav Stern, who specializes in Arab and Palestinian affairs, explained that from the moment Netanyahu’s “ally” Trump left the White House, Israel entered The "state of conflict" with the United States.

This kind of "conflict" through Israel's attacks on Iranian targets, and even Israel's diplomatic role in Europe and Arab countries to prevent any efforts to return to the nuclear agreement, "signs of this conflict can be clearly seen."

　　The Israeli media believe that since the arrival of the Lord’s White House, Israel seems to be on the “route of conflict” between Netanyahu and the United States.

The Israeli government is worried that the U.S. Democratic Party will not be able to withstand Tel Aviv’s “excellent negotiating skills” and will eventually accept the terms of returning to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement.

　　The report concluded that the purpose of the US Secretary of Defense’s visit to Tel Aviv can be summarized as the purpose of emphasizing the cooperation between the United States and Israel, but “away from Netanyahu’s approach”.

Netanyahu is using Iran and its nuclear program to achieve political goals, and faces the risk of escalation.

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