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(NewsNation) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett reiterated his nation's tendency to forestall Iran from possessing a atomic limb and argued that Iran wants to destruct Israel.
Bennett joined "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to sermon the struggle with Iran, which saw astatine slightest 5 Israelis dice Monday aft caller Iranian strikes.
"Our goals are to forestall Iran from acquiring a atomic weapon, to instrumentality retired their ballistic rocket centers, and to fundamentally get them to halt being a panic state," Bennett told NewsNation.
"We person nary contented with Iran whatsoever, if they would conscionable transportation on with their lives peacefully. Our occupation is that they privation to destruct us, and they've been moving darn hard to bash that."
Bennett said helium was not privy to whether Israeli leaders were discussing with President Trump the anticipation of sidesplitting Iran's ultimate leader.
He argued the timing for Israel's archetypal attack was justified aft Iran did not hold to a woody amid President Trump's 60-day deadline.
"Israel should halt attacking if Iran agrees to dismantle the atomic program, to dismantle the ballistic rocket program, and to halt terrorizing us," Bennett said. "Look, we're not asking for a lot. All we're asking is for Iran to instrumentality attraction of its ain concern and fto Israel live. All right, they're the ones who privation to destruct us. We don't privation to destruct Iran."
Despite harm and losses of life, Bennett argues that if Israel did not onslaught Iran, it would look "atomic missiles hitting" and destroying Israel.
Bennett added helium hopes the Iranian radical tin overthrow the existent regime.
"This is an opportune moment, due to the fact that we've fundamentally taken retired Iran's aerial defenses, taken retired its subject leadership, the IRGC leadership, authorities elements," helium said.
"I don't deliberation there's going to beryllium a amended time. In Jewish culture, determination is simply a well-known statement: 'If not now, when?' So present is the moment. And I anticipation for the Iranian radical that they'll win and go escaped again. "
