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Battle to Thwart Iran Nuke Deal Not Over, Foreign Ministry Chief Vows
(Times of Israel) Raphael Ahren - Israel is going to actively lobby American congressmen to oppose the nuclear deal with Iran, Foreign Ministry Director-General Dore Gold made clear in an interview. "We'll do it respectfully, but we have to tell the truth," he said. "It is natural that when the U.S. engages in diplomacy that affects its close allies that these allies have their own unique perspectives." Gold warned that Iran has ambitions of global hegemony that constitute an existential threat to Israel. "Once Iran gets nuclear weapons, do you really believe that the West will operate against Iran in cases (where) Iran engages in robust terrorist acts? We're in a whole different universe." "The fact is that Iran now has a terrorist presence in some 30 countries on five continents. Why did it have to have military operations in Argentina? Why is it penetrating all of South America? Why did it engage in terror operations in France and Austria, in Azerbaijan, India and Thailand? I believe that, in fact, the Iranians do have an ultimately global view." "Finally, all the experts are aware that Iran is building space-lift capable rockets - which aren't just for putting mice into orbit, but are ultimately for giving Iran intercontinental ballistic missile capability."