He added at the Herzliya conference on Tuesday that “Iran has made more progress than ever in uranium enrichment. We are looking at it and I say there are negative developments to the horizon that could lead to action”.
He continued: “We have the capability to strike Iran. We are not indifferent to what Iran is trying to build around us, and it is difficult for Tehran to be indifferent to the line we take.
Earlier Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant threatened Iran with a heavy price if it decided to increase uranium enrichment to 90%, saying all options were on the table to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Gallant said in a speech at the Herzliya Conference for Political and Strategic Studies that if Iran decided “to enrich uranium by 90%, it would be a big mistake, and the regime in Tehran should know that this step would have a high price and a disaster. implications for the Middle East.”
“All options must be on the table to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons,” he added.
The Israeli Defense Minister pointed to a convergence in the surrounding arenas that includes a threat against Israel, stressing that Iran is the common denominator of these threats, adding: “Iran invests a billion dollars a year in terrorism and is the greatest threat to regional threats and global stability.”
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