Likud lawmaker: If diplomacy with Iran fails, ‘we must use force’
"This is what needs to be done, and I think it is the right thing to do,” said Likud lawmaker Eli Dallal.
Israel should work with the United States and other Western democracies to reach a clear nuclear agreement with Iran, but if diplomacy fails, “we must use force,” Likud lawmaker Eli Dallal told JNS on Monday.
“This agreement should be expressed in terms of the security concerns of the State of Israel,” said Dallal. “And if such a deal cannot be reached, it can be referred to the United Nations Security Council.”
However, he stressed that if all diplomatic efforts fail, Israel must be prepared to take military action. “If this doesn’t work, we must use force. This is what needs to be done, and I think it is the right thing to do,” he concluded.
On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that American military strikes earlier this month had left Iran’s nuclear program “obliterated like nobody’s ever seen before.”
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel echoed those comments, saying on Sunday that the U.S. airstrikes had inflicted a “major setback” on Tehran’s nuclear program.
Nevertheless, Yisrael Beiteinu lawmaker Evgeny Sova expressed serious concern to JNS over comments made by International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi, who stated on Saturday that Iran might be able to resume uranium enrichment “in a matter of months.”
Grossi’s remarks are a “warning light not only for Israel but for the entire Western world,” said Sova.
In an interview on CBS’s Face the Nation, Grossi discussed Tehran’s nuclear program, acknowledging that “one cannot claim that everything has disappeared and there is nothing there.”
While noting that his organization does not conduct military assessments, Grossi emphasized that “it is clear that there has been severe damage, but it’s not total damage” following the airstrikes.
He also pointed out that Iran retains its “industrial and technological capacities,” suggesting that the regime could resume uranium enrichment “if they so wish.”
Speaking to JNS on Monday, Sova emphasized that without an agreement compelling Iran to stop enriching uranium, halt its missile program, and cease providing support to terrorist organizations in the Middle East, “we will not be able to move forward.”
“If Iran refuses these three conditions, the next round of war is only a matter of time,” he warned.
In terms of military preparedness, Sova said that the Israel Defense Forces must acquire the necessary armaments and replenish its stocks, as well as resume frozen initiatives such as its missile program. In addition, he emphasized the importance of strengthening the home front.
“More than 50% of the buildings in Israel lack adequate protection from mortar attacks, and there are not enough shelters capable of handling ballistic missiles,” he said. “All of this should be immediate food for thought for decision-makers.”
Sova further stressed the need for a decisive strategy, insisting that Israel must take clear action against Iran. “In the next round, we will have no choice but to defeat the Iranian regime—not only to severely damage the nuclear program but to completely destroy it, thereby bringing about a clear decision,” he said.
“As long as a regime that threatens to destroy the State of Israel rules in Tehran, we will not be able to sleep safely,” he concluded.
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