Israel’s ambassador to the UK has floated the idea of new alliances forming in the Middle East between the Jewish state and long-standing antagonists in a bid to counter the perceived threat posed by Iran’s nuclear ambitions, which have not been assuaged, he says, by last weekend’s deal between Tehran and world powers.

Speaking to The Independent Daniel Taub reasserted Israel’s firmly held view that the Geneva accord, signed at 4am on Sunday morning, will do little to contain the threat posed by Iran, or to slow its progress towards acquiring a nuclear weapon.

However, as well as maintaining pressure on traditional allies – an Israeli national security team arrived in Washington for talks with American officials yesterday – the situation may call for more radical partnerships that have hitherto been unthinkable, he says. Speaking of the opposition to Tehran-sponsored Shia alliances in the Middle East, Mr Taub raised to prospect of cooperation between Israel and a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including the Gulf states and Saudi Arabia, that are equally concerned about a nuclear Iran.

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