JERUSALEM: Israel Katz warned on Monday that Israel would “thwart” any future Iranian leader who sought to promote plans to destroy Israel.
The Israeli defence minister made the remarks as thousands of Iranians gathered in Tehran for funeral processions for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“Any Iranian leader who tries to promote plans to destroy Israel again will also be thwarted,” Katz said in comments carried by The Jerusalem Post.
Katz claimed US-Israeli attacks against Iran had removed what he called the immediate threat of destruction from Israel.
He also said the strikes had severely damaged Iran’s strategic capabilities.
“Israel is prepared to once again defend itself on its own at any time and against any threat,” Katz said. Khamenei was killed in a US-Israeli strike on February 28.
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The remarks came after Iran and the United States reached a memorandum of understanding on June 17 aimed at ending their military conflict and pursuing a lasting peace agreement.
