Security Cabinet member and Energy Minister Eli Cohen declared that Israel will operate militarily against Iran even if a deal is signed between Washington and Tehran. 'Israel is not a party to potential agreements between the United States and Iran,' he stated, and is committed to acting sovereignly according to its own security interests alone.
Energy Minister and Security Cabinet member Eli Cohen on Sunday issued his most explicit statement yet on Israeli operational independence, declaring that Jerusalem will attack Iran even if Washington and Tehran finalize a deal.
'Israel will operate militarily and attack Iran even in the case where an agreement is signed between Tehran and Washington,' Cohen said. 'Israel is not a party to potential agreements between the United States and Iran, and is committed to acting sovereignly solely according to its own security interests.'
The statement is the latest in a series of warnings by Cohen that The Zioneer has tracked since July. Previous statements emphasized that any Iranian attack would meet a forceful response, but did not explicitly rule out restraint in the event of a US-brokered deal. This formulation marks a hardening of the minister's position, reinforcing the Security Cabinet's stated resolve to retain full freedom of action regardless of diplomatic developments between the US and Iran.
As The Zioneer has reported over the past two months, the Security Cabinet has reached a decisive position that national security requirements and deterrence restoration take precedence over American requests for operational restraint.
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