Senior cabinet minister admitted: "The moment this happens, we will destroy Iran"

Minister Bezalel Smotrich assesses that heavy economic pressure on Iran could push the regime toward military escalation, and threatens that if this happens, Israel will strike Iranian energy infrastructure. The defense establishment identifies a similar risk and is preparing accordingly, maintaining high alert toward Tehran.

Minister Bezalel Smotrich assessed that the heavy economic pressure on Iran could push the regime toward military escalation, and threatened that if this happens, Israel will strike Iranian energy infrastructure. According to him, if Iranian citizens reach a state where "they have nothing to lose, nothing to eat, nothing to drink," this could ignite a movement against the regime. Smotrich also addressed the management of multiple combat fronts simultaneously, stating that there is logic in setting priorities. The defense establishment estimates that the damage inflicted on Iran after forty days of fighting has placed the regime before difficult priorities. A military source said that the Iranian government must choose where to invest its remaining dollars: in bread and electricity for citizens or in air defense systems. The IDF emphasizes high alert toward Tehran, along with an understanding that every day allows Iran to try to rebuild its military capabilities.