Israel doubled attacks on Iran to combat secret sea war, Gallant reveals

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also revealed Tehran’s secret sea war against Israel, presenting new photographic evidence.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
Published: MAY 22, 2023 18:55
 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks with IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi at the IDF's annual operational forum on March 20, 2023. (photo credit: NICOLE LASKVI/DEFENSE MINISTRY)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks with IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi at the IDF’s annual operational forum on March 20, 2023.
(photo credit: NICOLE LASKVI/DEFENSE MINISTRY)

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday said that he has “doubled the attacks on Iran in Syria” during his several months in office.

Gallant also revealed Tehran’s secret sea war against Israel, presenting new photographic evidence of five different ships it is using to establish another front against the Jewish state.

 

 

The defense minister presented a series of photos of the ships: the Shahid Siyavashi, the Shahid Rudaki, the Makran, the Shahid Mahadavi and the Shahid Bagheri, as examples of the Islamic Republic’s attempt to extend its tentacles across the Middle East, especially to establish new fronts against Israel.

Regarding Syria, he warned that the restoration of Bashar Assad’s regime to the Arab League “will not give Iranian proxies any immunity.”

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Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks at the Herzliya Conference on May 22, 2023 (credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks at the Herzliya Conference on May 22, 2023 (credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)

Honing in on the nuclear issue, Gallant said Iran would pay “a severe price” if it decided “to enrich [uranium] up to 90%.” He added that “Israel has dealt with complex threats since its founding,” but that now Iran is trying to connect all of the various fronts against Israel.

“Iran is the biggest threat to the stability of the region and the world. It is prosecuting a war of attrition against Israel. It wants to open a new Hezbollah front on the Golan Heights as it has done in south Lebanon,” he said.

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