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10 August 2020

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz argued that “Iran continues to seek nuclear [weapons], Iran continues to upset the region. Iran has thousands of proxies in Syria, in Yemen, in African countries. It has cells in Europe and other countries around the world. We can’t and must not ignore this. We must not ignore its nuclear efforts and its… negative impact on the Middle East”. Gantz further underlined that “this continued pressure on Iran and the continued [UN arms] embargo on Iran is very important”.

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