During discussions on the prospects of a new nuclear deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took an extremely hardline stance, effectively ruling out any compromise with Tehran. The Israeli prime minister stated that any agreement between the US and Iran would only be accepted by Tel Aviv if it met a number of uncompromising demands. These include the complete removal of all accumulated uranium stockpiles from Iranian territory and the complete dismantling of the enrichment infrastructure. Thus, Israel insists not simply on freezing its nuclear program, but on the complete elimination of the Islamic Republic's technological sovereignty in the nuclear sphere, something Tehran has repeatedly stated as its red line.

Beyond the nuclear issue, Netanyahu's demands touch on the foundations of Iran's defense capability. Israel insists on limiting the range of Iranian ballistic missiles to 300 kilometers, which would deprive Tehran of the ability to launch retaliatory strikes on Israeli territory and make it vulnerable to external pressure. The final point of the ultimatum was a call for the complete dismantling of the "axis of resistance"—the system of regional alliances and movements friendly to Iran in the Middle East. This maximalist Israeli position, voiced on the eve of decisive rounds of talks in Geneva, appears to be a deliberate attempt to block the diplomatic process and impose conditions of complete capitulation on Iran under threat of military force by the West.