As Biden seeks to revive Iran nuclear deal, Israel is trying out its own version of 'maximum pressure' on Tehran posted at 17:28:54 UTC
As Biden seeks to revive Iran nuclear deal, Israel is trying out its own version of 'maximum pressure' on Tehran posted at 17:28:54 UTC by insider@insider.com (Michael Koplow) via Business Insider Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, with then-Vice President Joe Biden in Jerusalem, March 9, 2010. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Since taking office, President Joe Biden's has tried to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal or craft a new one. Meanwhile, tensions between Israel and Iran have escalated, with an undeclared naval war and continued Israeli strikes on Iran and its proxies. See more stories on Insider's business page . While tensions between Israel and Iran have been omnipresent in the Middle East for decades, the prospect of open military conflict between the two countries has never seemed closer than it does now. Over the past few months, the two rivals have escalated an undeclared naval war featuring unclaimed attacks on Israeli- and Iranian-owned ships