Thread by @JacobMagid

.@DavidMakovsky: “Israel fears US wont utilize leverage that accumulated from Trump's max pressure campaign, but real question is how do you maintain that leverage & whats the best way to get to that new and improved agreement both sides say they want
timesofisrael.com/us-wants-to-he…

.@DavidMakovsky: “The US is making clear that consultations are going to be held at the earliest stage before the administration locks into an Iran strategy,” he said. “It is hard for Israel or the Gulf states to ask for something better than this.”

.@DrMichaelOren: “If the administration is committed to going back to JCPOA, there is in fact nothing to talk about. We have to prepare ourselves for war because that is what [a return to the deal] is going to lead to."

A well-placed Israeli defense analyst argued that while an inflexible Biden administration would limit Jerusalem’s options, it would still be worth talking to the US if Jerusalem could receive some sort of “compensation” package to soften blow of a return to an imperfect JCPOA

Worth noting: Biden folks have been vague re goal to "lengthen & strengthen" JCPOA. While it was widely understood to mean that they would 1st reenter deal & then negotiate a better subsequent agreement, some now believe they'll demand improvements to reenter deal in 1st place.