Smotrich rejected the idea of any diplomatic deal with Tehran unless it includes sweeping restrictions.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Israel faces an intolerable reality so long as Iran’s ruling system remains in power, describing it as a direct and ongoing existential threat in remarks to Arutz Sheva – Israel National News.
“The Iranian leadership operates as a terror regime,” Smotrich said. “It speaks openly about wiping out Israel and follows through by developing both conventional and unconventional weapons while building a ring of hostile forces around us. That is a situation we cannot accept. Either they destroy us, or we bring about their downfall.”
He acknowledged that Jerusalem and Washington may differ over tactics in confronting Tehran but pointed to what he called unusually close coordination between Israel and the current US administration.
