Gantz: World must respond with strength to Iran’s seizure of tanker

Blue and White party chief Benny Gantz responds to news Iran has seized an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.

“It’s time the world, and particularly European countries, woke up,” he says. “Some things must be nipped in the bud, and with strength.”

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv on June 26, 2019. (Flash90)

“The Iranians must know Israel can and will defend itself, and the world must send a similar message.”

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