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Bold move to defend world from nuke terrorism: Israel envoy on US strikes in Iran
Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Sunday praised US President Donald Trump for removing the existential threat of "nuclear terrorism" not only from Israel, but from the entire region and the world, shortly after the US attacked the underground facility in Fordow, Isfahan and an exclusive interview with India Today TV, Azar said, "I think he did the right and bold move to defend not only our country, but to defend the region and to defend the world from the threat of nuclear terrorism."advertisementDismissing UN chief Antonio Guterres's "dangerous escalation" claims, Azar said he should have condemned Tehran's violations, as "Iran has been cheating the world for the last thirty years."
Shortly after Trump announced that the US armed forces had targeted Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities, Guterres slammed the action, warning that the situation in the Middle East could soon spiral out of Azar claimed that it was the Iranian regime, not Israel, that was the said that both the US and Israel had "acted responsibly," claiming that Iran was violating international agreements, citing the international atomic watchdog's declaration of Iran breaching its obligations under the 1974 Comprehensive Safeguards Israeli envoy went on to list out Iran's actions to destabilise the region -- from taking over Arab capitals to developing and proliferating weapons of mass (Iranians) have been trying to sneak out a nuclear weapon while negotiating with the United States. So, they are the aggressors," Azar told India Today TV."The reckless behaviour of a terrorist regime (Iran) that has sworn to destroy the state of Israel" is solely responsible for today's attacks on their nuclear facilities, asserted Azar.
