Security analyst Amit Yagur, speaking on Channel 14, argued that following the agreement with Iran, Israel must urgently advance the IMEC trade corridor — linking Israel, India, the UAE, Greece, and Cyprus — as a strategic counter-bloc. Yagur said the project should materialize "right now" to demonstrate a war against the forces of the old order and to fight the demoralization Iran is attempting to inflict on Israel, according to the report.
Amit Yagur, a security analyst on Channel 14, weighed in Monday afternoon on the regional response to the emerging U.S.-Iran agreement, arguing for an accelerated economic and strategic counter-alliance. Yagur called for the rapid establishment of the India-Middle East-Europe (IMEC) corridor — a trade route linking Israel, India, the United Arab Emirates, Greece, and Cyprus — as a counterweight to what he described as Iranian efforts to demoralize Israel and consolidate a 'new order.' The IMEC project, first proposed in 2023 and discussed as a potential bypass of the Strait of Hormuz, has been a recurring topic among Israeli analysts and officials in recent weeks. As The Zioneer previously reported, Ecopeace Middle East CEO Gideon Bromberg argued on June 16 that the corridor could stabilize the region and sideline Iran, while analyst Abu Saleh warned on June 14 that the emerging U.S.-Iran MOU would sharply constrain Israel's freedom of action. Yagur's remarks align with a growing chorus of Israeli security commentators who see infrastructure and trade alliances as a non-military lever against Tehran's regional influence. No official response from the Israeli government or IMEC partner states has been reported to Yagur's proposal.
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