Reference News website reported on June 21 that according to a report by Agence France-Presse on June 20, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar stated in an interview to be published on June 21 that after a week of strikes on hundreds of Iranian military targets and nuclear facilities, Israel believed that it had postponed the "possibility" of Iran possessing nuclear bombs by at least two to three years.
In an interview with Bild, Sa'ar said that the effect of Israel's offensive was "very significant." In response to the missile and drone attacks from Iran, which denied wanting to manufacture nuclear weapons and claimed to only want to defend its right to develop civilian nuclear energy, Iran retaliated against Israel.
Saar said, "I think, based on our assessment, the possibility of them having nuclear bombs has been delayed by at least two to three years." The Israeli government, which believed that Iran might soon possess nuclear bombs, launched an unprecedented large-scale air strike on June 13, targeting hundreds of Iranian military targets and nuclear facilities, killing several high-ranking officers and some nuclear scientists.
Saar stated, "It is extremely important for us to eliminate those who lead and promote Iran's nuclear program to possess nuclear weapons." However, Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that the latest report from the agency did not find any signs indicating that Iran is currently manufacturing nuclear bombs.
In an interview with Bild, Saar also declared, "We will not stop until we have exhausted all efforts to eliminate this threat." However, the Israeli government "has not set the overthrow of (Iranian) government as the goal of this war, at least we have not done so for now." (Compiled/Julien Lu)
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