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Israeli Intelligence Experts Urge Preparations for Possible Military Conflict with Iran


(Israel Hayom) Tamir Morag and Hanan Greenwood - Former head of the Defense Ministry's Political-Military Affairs Bureau, Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Amos Gilad, told Israel Hayom in an interview: "The Iranian threat is a major strategic threat to the State of Israel. It should be understood that this is not just a vision, but that the Iranians are investing enormous efforts into developing threatening capabilities. In Lebanon, according to foreign publications, they have 150,000 rockets aimed at Israel, as well as long-range missiles, cyber and terror capabilities, and above all - the fact that they are on the verge of going nuclear." "If Iran gets a nuclear bomb, they will terrorize the entire Middle East, and the entire region could degenerate into a nuclear race. Our advantage is that we have the image of having strategic capabilities, and we could be seen in a completely different light in a nuclear Middle East." According to Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, former head of the IDF Military Intelligence's Research Division, "although the U.S. promised to use whatever means necessary to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, at this stage it will no longer be able to prevent it as Iran is too close to the target." Similarly, Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, former head of the IDF Intelligence Directorate's Iran desk, warned that "Within a short time, the nuclear deal with lead to a significant strengthening of Hizbullah, the Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria, and the subversive Shiite elements in the Gulf countries."
2022-08-29 00:00:00
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