Israel has been trying to persuade the US and main European powers not to renew the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Read more at straitstimes.com.
a deadline that Mr Lapid has tried to use to push the West to impose a tougher approach in their negotiations.
"It needs to be made clear to Iran that if it advances its nuclear programme, the world will not respond with words, but with military force," he said."We will do whatever it takes," he said."Iran will not get a nuclear weapon." Diplomacy is"by far the best way" to achieve that goal, but"as a last resort, he would resort to military force if that's what it took", the official said on condition of anonymity.
Israel, which considers Iran its archenemy, also blames Teheran for financing armed movements including the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas.
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