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Netanyahu Most Concerned With Iran Economic Sanctions – Iranian Commentator

© REUTERS / Petros Karadjias/PoolIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference at the presidential palace in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, July 28, 2015
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference at the presidential palace in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, July 28, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Israel is most concerned with the issue of anti-Iranian economic sanctions while agreement on them could spur international cooperation, an Iranian political commentator told Sputnik.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition to the Iranian nuclear deal comes mostly from the fear of the lifting of economic sanctions, Iranian political commentator and editor-in-chief of Iran Press newspaper, Emad Abshenass told Sputnik Persian.

Dozens of retired Israeli military officials wrote an open letter, published on Tuesday in Haaretz, advising Netanyahu to accept the nuclear agreement with Iran as a "done deal." The retired officials proposed a renewal of trust and cooperation with the US to ensure Israel's security. According to Abshenass, the issue Netanyahu is concerned with is primarily economic sanctions against Iran.

"This is natural. If the West and Iran come to a complete understanding and agreement on his issue, sanctions would be the first to be lifted. And then, after two to three months, Iran expect that the assets that were earlier frozen (120 to 180 billion dollars, according to estimates), will be returned to the treasury," Abshenass told Sputnik Persian.

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According to Abshenass, making a deal with Iran would also strengthen ties between the US and Iran, Russia and China. The agreement could also improve cooperation to regulate the Ukrainian crisis, China-Japan disputes and dialogue with North Korea.

"Through active engagement, countries could counteract modern challenges and threats – fundamentalism and terrorism," Abshenass added.

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