“We are allocating resources to strengthen our capabilities in the face of the challenges in the region, especially Iran,” he told military reporters.
Gantz’s comments came hours after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett landed back in Israel following his first meeting with US President Joe Biden in Washington. Iran was a central topic of the meeting between the two leaders.
Following the meeting, Biden pledged that the US is committed to ensuring that Iran would never develop nuclear weapons but “if diplomacy fails, we’re ready to turn to other options.”
Though Washington continues on the diplomatic path hoping to bring Tehran to sign a new deal, the Americans are fully aware of Jerusalem’s concerns of a future deal.
Though the US and Israel share intelligence – and cooperation between the two allies is increasing following Israel’s move to CENTCOM’s area of responsibility – Gantz said that if there is no deal, “we are working to define what Plan B is and start other actions as President Biden said.”
According to Gantz, a nuclear Iran would lead to a regional arms race that would be a danger to the entire world.
“If Iran reaches a nuclear threshold, I have no doubt that many countries will also try to acquire this capability and it will lead to an arms race that will endanger many countries in the world and not just the Middle East.” READ MORE
