Deputy PM: Iran can be stopped

“Anything fortified by man can be penetrated by man,” minister says

Deputy prime minister and Minister of Strategic Affairs Moshe Yaalon said Thursday that he believes Iran can be stopped by Israel.

“Based on my military experience, I believe anything fortified by man can also be penetrated by man, so I believe we can hit every target,” Yaalon told the Herzliya conference.

Yaalon also said that Tehran is trying to develop missiles with a range of 6,250 miles (10,000 kilometers) that could reach the United States.

Yaalon’s remarks follow comments by the U.S. defense secretary, Leon Panetta, who recently said U.S. bunker-buster bombs were not powerful enough to penetrate all of Iran’s defenses.

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