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The Israeli military chief has vowed to step up action, including covert operations, against Iran and its nuclear program. Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi said Israel and its intelligence services “are working against Iranian regional entrenchment across the Middle East.” “Operations to destroy Iranian capabilities continue – in various arenas and at any time,” he said at a ceremony at which the army appointed Major General Aharon Haliva as its new chief of intelligence. “The operational plans against the Iranian nuclear program will continue to develop and improve,” he said. Israel views Iran as its greatest threat, citing the Islamic Republic’s military presence in neighboring Syria, its support for enemy militant groups, and the development of long-range missiles that can hit Israel. Israel suspects Iran of attempting to develop an atomic bomb – a charge Iran denies – and has vowed to prevent it. The country has been implicated in a number of attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists and facilities over the past decade, but does not confirm or deny involvement. Lt. General Kohavi spoke when Israel’s National Security Advisor Eyal Hulata was in Washington for talks with his US colleague Jake Sullivan. Israel has resisted US efforts to renew an international nuclear pact with Iran, which dissolved after then-President Donald Trump resigned from the deal in 2018. According to a statement, Sullivan said the US believes diplomacy is the best way to prevent Iran from receiving a nuclear weapon, but stands ready to turn to other options if that fails. Australian Associated Press
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The Israeli military chief has vowed to step up action, including covert operations, against Iran and its nuclear program.
Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi said Israel and its intelligence services “are working against Iranian regional entrenchment across the Middle East.”
“Operations to destroy Iranian capabilities continue – in various arenas and at any time,” he said at a ceremony at which the army appointed Major General Aharon Haliva as its new chief of intelligence.
“The operational plans against the Iranian nuclear program will continue to develop and improve,” he said.
Israel views Iran as its greatest threat, citing the Islamic Republic’s military presence in neighboring Syria, its support for enemy militant groups, and the development of long-range missiles that can hit Israel.
Israel suspects Iran of attempting to develop an atomic bomb – a charge Iran denies – and has vowed to prevent it. The country has been implicated in a number of attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists and facilities over the past decade, but does not confirm or deny involvement.
Lt. General Kohavi spoke when Israel’s National Security Advisor Eyal Hulata was in Washington for talks with his US colleague Jake Sullivan.
Israel opposed US efforts to renew an international nuclear pact with Iran that dissolved after then-President Donald Trump stepped down from the deal in 2018.
According to a statement, Sullivan said the US believes diplomacy is the best way to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon but is ready to move on to other options if that fails.
Australian Associated Press
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