President Isaac Herzog and Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned Iran on Wednesday that Israel would not let it become a nuclear threat, even if it had to act alone.
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Speaking at the graduation ceremony for the Israeli Air Force Flight Academy cadets, Herzog said, "There are many actions and operations that should not be spoken of, but they have proved our air force can reach anywhere, regardless of the situation." He added that "this capability is all the more important in these days when the Iranian tentacles continue to expand all across the Middle East."
The president warned that Iran is a "ticking time bomb threatening Israel and the entire Middle East," concluding that "the danger posed by a nuclear Iran must be neutralized once and for all, with or without an agreement."
Iran's nuclear program has picked up pace in recent months, despite the ongoing talks with the world powers over a new deal that would replace the all-but dead Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action from 2015. According to some estimates, Iran could have enough fissile material for a bomb within a month once it makes a determination to reach that threshold.
Gantz, who also spoke at the ceremony, said that "Israel has never been a warmonger and has always coordinated with its allies and trusted them, chiefly among them the United States, and has always conducted itself with international responsibility and assumed responsibility for the security of its people."
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