Israel, Ukraine launch strategic dialogue on Iranian threat, say Sa’ar

Israel and Ukraine launch a strategic dialogue on the Iranian threat, says Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar during a joint press conference in Kyiv with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.

“Iran not only threatened Israel,” says Sa’ar. “It threatened regional and global security. It threatened Ukraine. Our actions against its weapons and technology contribute to European security — and to the security of Ukraine.”

Sa’ar says that Israel’s strikes on Iran last month “sent its nuclear ambitions years back.”

“We severely harmed its ballistic missile program,” he says. “And we also harmed the Iranian drone supply — the very same technology being used against Ukraine.”

Sa’ar calls on Germany, France, and the UK to activate the snapback mechanism, which would reimpose international sanctions on the Islamic Republic.