Whereas Herzog mentioned he sees an opportunity for regime change in Tehran, he emphasised that Israel’s most important purpose is concentrated on eliminating Iran’s nuclear and missile packages, which he mentioned is a risk to international safety.
“We’re coping with the Iranian nuclear program, which is a monstrosity, an octopus monstrosity and has many parts, and we have to take away and delineate their functionality,” he mentioned.
Talking concerning the potential of U.S. involvement within the battle, Herzog mentioned: “We respect President [Donald] Trump … We expect that President Trump has the knowledge, the capabilities, and the clear understanding of the scenario. I believe that this can be a uncommon alternative to take away a risk which has been looming over the world.”
The Israeli president additionally welcomed assist from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who on Tuesday praised Israel for doing “the soiled work” for the West.
“I commend Friedrich Merz for ethical readability and clear voice as a result of he’s saying the reality,” Herzog mentioned. “We’re defending Europe. We’re defending the US.”
German, British and French international ministers are set to fulfill with Iranian officers in Geneva on Friday to hunt a diplomatic resolution to the Iran-Israel disaster.
Herzog mentioned Israel remained open to diplomacy: “Diplomacy can all the time be a part of the answer. We by no means mentioned no.”
Pressed on what would occur if the U.S. selected to not intervene, Herzog mentioned: “We all know what to do. We’ve proven that we all know what to do.”
