The ever-increasing Washington-Tehran tensions further deteriorated on June 20, when the Islamic Republic reported the downing of a US spy drone which Iran claims ventured into Iranian airspace. The White House, in turn, insisted that the downing took place over international waters.
Israeli Foreign Minister israel Katz has announced that the Jewish state is bracing itself for its possible military involvement in the escalation of relations between Iran and the US.
Addressing the Herzliya Conference on Tuesday, he claimed that “mistaken calculations by the [Iranian] regime” may bring about a “military conflagration” in the Middle East region.
“We must be prepared for this, and thus the State of israel continues to devote itself to building up its military might for the event that it will have to respond to escalation scenarios,” Katz pointed out.
The remarks come after he told the Israel Army Radio that after its current uranium enrichment ramp-up, Iran is sliding toward a war in which it may suffer heavy losses.
The top Israeli diplomat pledged that the Jewish state would not “allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons, even if it has to act alone on that”.
Katz also predicted a possible US-led “economic war” on Iran, which he argued would be successful for Washington despite the other world powers' concerns.
“Iran has no chance in this war. Therefore there is an opportunity there, through the tough economic pressure and the comprehensive sanctions, to…