Fearing Iranian Threat – Gantz Vows to Thwart Iran and Its Nuclear Capability

By Staff, Agencies

Blue and White Benny Gantz said Tuesday he would always prefer diplomatic means to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability, though he stressed that, if all else fails, “all options are on the table.”

Addressing the “Jewish Agency Board of Governors”, which this week convened in al-Quds [Jerusalem], the “Israeli” entity’s prime ministerial candidate vowed to thwart Iran’s efforts to acquire nuclear capabilities.

The “Israeli” entity’s security situation is fragile, and the most acute threat remains Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and its regional aggression, Gantz said.

“All options are on the table to prevent a nuclear Iran, though I will always, and we should always, favor diplomacy,” he declared, speaking in English. “But if we have to, then all options [are] on the table. It’s not a slogan. This is real in life. I know what I’m talking about.”

Gantz, a former “Israeli” Occupation Forces [IOF] chief of staff and political novice, has been accused by his political rivals from right-wing parties as having supported the 2015 nuclear deal six world powers struck with the Islamic Republic.

The entity’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the accord’s foremost critics, saying it enabled Iran to acquire a large nuclear arsenal within a short amount of time.

In his 15-minute speech, Gantz did not mention Netanyahu by name but hinted that he is talking too much and doing too little about the entity’s security.

“Blue and White is the biggest faction in ‘Israel’s’ parliament. Our leadership’s 100 years of combined security expertise is unmatched by any other faction in the building,” he said, referring to party leaders and fellow ex-army chiefs Moshe Ya’alon and Gabi Ashkenazi.

“I am very familiar with the needs, risks and responses required,” Gantz continued. “These issues require less talk – more action. Through diplomatic channels, backchannels and, if needed, operations.”