Culture and Sport Minister Miki Zohar said Monday that the Iran agreement is temporary and warned that Tehran's insistence on an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon will fail. He also said that if Iran had responded to Israeli strikes yesterday, Israel's retaliation would have been "very, very harsh," but Tehran refrained because it understands the consequences.
Culture and Sport Minister Miki Zohar (Likud) made two statements Monday afternoon regarding the emerging US-Iran agreement and the security situation. On the diplomatic front, Zohar said the deal is 'temporary' and that 'there are still many things that need to happen.' He explicitly pushed back against Iran's reported demand for an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, stating 'the Iranian insistence that we withdraw from Lebanon — it will not materialize.' The minister also addressed potential Iranian retaliation for the overnight Israeli strikes on Iranian targets, saying that if Tehran had responded yesterday, Israel's response would have been 'very, very harsh.' He assessed that Iran held back because 'they know there are consequences.' Zohar's remarks come amid ongoing diplomatic activity between the US and Iran, which senior Israeli security officials view with deep suspicion. As The Zioneer has reported, Zohar has been the most vocal cabinet member backing the strikes and warning Iran. The remarks are single-source at this stage but come from the minister's own public channel.
- DevelopingMinister Miki Zohar: Israel will strike Iran with great force
- DevelopingIsraeli minister praises overnight strikes on Iran, as officials assess high likelihood of Iranian response
- DevelopingIsraeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar calls for a shift to offensive strategy against Iran
- StrongSenior Israeli official: Lebanon line holds as Iran fails to link fronts
Source and signal
A single-sourced dispatch is never rated Confirmed or Strong. Its Signal strengthens only when a second, independent source corroborates it.
- Internal intake