Iran: Who is calling the shots on US policy?

If what is revealed in this piece "U.S. Hard Line in Failed Iran Talks Driven by Israel" on Inter Press Service is correct, then yet again, it is the Israelis who are, in the main, calling the shots on US policy with respect to Iran developing a nuclear capacity. Problem with all of that is that we may all be affected by whatever action the Americans take on Iran.

"Negotiations between Iran and the United States and other members of the P5+1 group in Baghdad ended in fundamental disagreement Thursday over the position of the P5+1 offering no relief from sanctions against Iran.

The two sides agreed to meet again in Moscow Jun. 18 and 19, but only after Iran had threatened not to schedule another meeting, because the P5+1 had originally failed to respond properly to its five-point plan.

The prospects for agreement are not likely to improve before that meeting, however, mainly because of an inflexible U.S. diplomatic posture that reflects President Barack Obama's need to bow to the demands of Israel and the U.S. Congress on Iran policy."

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"The U.S. demand for the closure of the Fordow facility, which is now under surveillance by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was a direct response to pressure from Israel. Prime Minister Benjamen Netanyahu declared that demand one of his "benchmarks" for the talks on Mar. 2."

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"After being lobbied by 12,000 activists attending the conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in March, the House of Representatives passed a resolution demanding a policy of preventing Iran from having a "nuclear weapons capability" by a vote of 401-11."

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