Lapid says Israel not bound by Iran deal: ‘We will not hesitate to act’

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid blasts the Iran negotiations at a faction meeting for his Yesh Atid party.

“The terrible nuclear deal is about to be signed in Vienna. Iran is seeking to cancel the Revolution Guards listing as a terrorist organization. If they’re not a terror group, then what are they?

“In another two and a half years, the restrictions on Iran will disappear. It will be able to return to its activity with advanced centrifuges and enrich uranium for a bomb.

“We will continue to have a sharp and open conversation with the US government, as one does with friends, to make sure that this deal is not the end.”

“To be clear: We are not subject to this deal. Israel will protect its security by itself. We have a strong army, we have the Mossad, we have a determined government, we will not hesitate to act to prevent Iran from reaching its goal,” he said.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday warned the emerging deal will “likely create a more violent, more volatile Middle East,” said Iran would use freed-up assets to target Israel, and vowed that Israel “won’t accept Iran as a nuclear threshold state.”