In Estonia, FM Sa’ar says Israel won’t be deterred by Iranian efforts to target Israeli missions

Visiting Estonia to open a new Israeli embassy in Tallinn, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar vows that Jerusalem will “not be deterred” by Iranian efforts to target Israeli diplomatic bodies around the world.

Commenting on the thwarting of a plot by Iran to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico, Sa’ar says that “Iran constantly targets Israel’s embassies, ambassadors, and diplomats.”

“I want to send a message that will be heard from Tallinn to Tehran,” the minister continues, speaking at a joint conference alongside his Estonian counterpart, Margus Tsahkna. “We will not be deterred. On the contrary, we will continue to expand Israel’s relations around the world,” he says, adding, “We will invest more efforts in friendly countries like Estonia.”

Sa’ar announced the opening of the new embassy in Tallinn in July and is set to officially open it today. He says that “the opening of the embassy is a manifestation of our determination to strengthen relations between our countries at all levels, political, economic, and people-to-people ties.”

This is the third new Israeli embassy Sa’ar has opened since taking office, following those in Moldova and Zambia.