Israel is now turning up the pressure on the theocracy, hitting Tehran directly in response to aggression by Hezbollah and other Iranian proxy groups in the region. A source confirmed: “This policy is beginning.”
The regime has long pursued a campaign against Israel and its allies, funding terror groups in Gaza and Lebanon and targeting shipping in the Gulf. Speaking last week, Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett said: “[The Iranians] pester us from afar, inflict damage on us, almost without leaving their homes. They make us bleed without paying a price for it .”
He warned: “Hunting down the terrorist-of-the-day that is operated by the Quds Force is just no longer logical. We have to get to the dispatchers.”
It comes as Israeli military chiefs continue to plan a full-on assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities, should the international community fail to stop Tehran’s progress towards the bomb.
Speaking in an interview in today’s JC, Israel’s foreign minister Yair Lapid warned: “While we know we are not alone in our push to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, Israel will always defend itself, by itself.”
This week, Mr Lapid signed a landmark defence and trade deal with his British counterpart, Liz Truss, who made clear the UK’s commitment to Israeli security.
She told the Sunday Telegraph: “The clock is ticking, which heightens the need for close cooperation with our partners and friends to thwart Tehran’s ambitions.”
