Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz stated that the biggest threat Israel faces is Iran’s possession of nuclear weapons, which requires them to strengthen their preparations and expand their capabilities. This move comes at a time when the Vienna negotiations aimed at resuming the Iran nuclear agreement are coming to an end.
According to the Israeli newspaper “New Izvestia”, Gantz mentioned the above in a speech at a military ceremony held at the Dayan base in the Glilot area near Tel Aviv.
Gantz said that Israel faces many challenges and threats, “but the biggest of them is Iran’s nuclear weapons. We have no choice but to expand power building, continue to rely on human factors, and adapt our tools and procedures.”
Budget increase
In this context, the Israeli official media reported yesterday evening that the Israeli army asked the government to add billions of shekels (1 U.S. dollar equals 3.28 Israeli shekels) to the upcoming budget to prepare for an attack on Iran to prevent Iran. Develop its nuclear capabilities.
According to Israel Channel reports, Israel is preparing for the possibility that the world powers will not be able to reach a new nuclear agreement with Tehran in the coming period. The signatories of the Iran nuclear agreement and the United States have conducted six rounds of Vienna negotiations on the restoration of the Iran nuclear agreement. Unsuccessful, it is reported that Washington withdrew from the Iran nuclear agreement in 2018.
“New News” reported that Israel’s current estimates indicate that Iran is less than a year away from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Government meeting
Earlier this month, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett chaired a special meeting to discuss the progress of the ongoing Vienna nuclear talks. In recent months, Israel has been actively exerting pressure on Iran in many ways. Try to persuade the United States to impose more sanctions on Iran. However, Ha’aretz quoted an Israeli official as saying that Tel Aviv can no longer influence the content and spirit of the nuclear agreement, and major powers are working to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran.
Since April, Iran and the United States have been conducting indirect negotiations in the Austrian capital to agree on how to resume Iran’s nuclear agreements with the United States, France, Britain, China, Russia, and Germany. International sanctions in exchange for imposing strict restrictions on its nuclear program and ensuring its peaceful nature.
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