Bibi and Biden Must Counter the Iran Threat Together
While that has to contain the threat of military action, it can also lead to a more inclusive, innovative Iran nuclear agreement.
Iran’s plans; Israel’s warning.
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In the first days of 2021, while the world has been riveted by the dramatic rise of Covid-19 and the spectacular collapse of Donald Trump, Israel has been forced to pay attention to a third menace: Iran's fast escalation toward a nuclear weapon.
On Jan. 2, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, issued a warning to Israel on state-run Al-Manar television channel. “We have a general order from the Guide, Ali Khamenei to level Haifa and Tel Aviv to the ground in case any foolishness is committed against Iran, and we have worked over the past years to be able to do so.”