A top Israeli minister ramped up the country’s rhetoric against Tehran Thursday, warning that Israel’s warplanes could reach Iran as the country negotiates a nuclear deal with world powers.
Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen in an interview with Reuters reiterated Israel’s position that a “bad deal” could fuel war in the Middle East and maintained the country would not take any options off the table to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
“Anyone seeking short-term benefits should be mindful of the longer-term,” Cohen said. “Israel will not allow Iran to attain nuclear arms. Iran has no immunity anywhere. Our planes can reach everywhere in the Middle East — and certainly Iran.”
The warning comes as the U.S. and other nations negotiate with Iran over a return to the Obama-era nuclear deal, from which then-President Trump withdrew the U.S. in 2018.
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