Flags of Iran and Israel (Image by Icedmocha via Shutterstock).New foreign minister Yair Lepid stated that Israel has reservations about the Iran nuclear agreement being negotiated in Vienna. He also pledged to correct "the mistakes" made between the two countries over recent years.The first meeting between the U.S. Secretary and Lapid since Israel's new government was installed two weeks ago saw Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary for State, and Lapid discuss Israel's normalization agreements with Gulf Arab countries. Blinken stated that he would also raise the issue of humanitarian aid to Gaza.Indirect talks have been held between Iran and the United States to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement between Tehran and major powers. This deal imposed restrictions on Tehran’s nuclear activities in return for lifting international sanctions.In-Depth: Iran nuclear accord is within reach; will it derail oil price rally, and how will it impact India?Naftali Bennett is an Israeli nationalist who sits at the top of a cross-partisan coalition. He has been critical of Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition to the 2015 Iranian nuclear agreement, which had too loose caps on projects that could produce bomb-making power in Israel."Israel has serious reservations about the Iran nuclear agreement that is being negotiated in Vienna. In his short remarks before the Rome meeting began, Lapid stated that direct conversations are the best way to resolve these disagreements. Lapid also stated that Israel would work to improve relations with Washington."Mistakes were made in the last few years. He said that Israel's bipartisan standing was damaged and that they would fix it together.
