Israeli ambassador: Iran is our existential threat …

To us, Iran is a daily existential threat that can no longer be tolerated, said Israeli ambassador to Croatia Gary Korensuggesting that his country is easy to criticize from the safety of European and Zagreb homes.

On Friday, Israel began a conflict with a sudden attack in which almost all the main Iranian military commanders and his leading nuclear scientists were killed and the damage to the nuclear program there. Iran responded with a series of attacks on Israeli cities.

Koren said in the interview that Iran had 2000 and planned to develop 8000 ballistic rockets and that he had enough enriched Urani for nine atomic bombs, all to destroy Israel.

« Unlike the people sitting in Zagreb and criticizing us, it is an existential threat to us. For such a small country, so many missiles, missiles, drones, this cannot be tolerated, » Koren said.

He added that « unlike people in Zagreb », the Israelites at a weekly, once and daily are listening to the threats of Ayatollah and Iranian generals about the destruction of their country.

« No one is threatening Croatia, France, we are threatened, » Koren said.

« We had no choice, we couldn’t wait anymore. Years and years of conversation, diplomacy, agreement … Nothing. When our intelligence data showed that they had enough enriched Urani and that they were able to turn it into weapons, then we realized that we had no time. »

Israel is also a European shield

By saying that he understands that pacifism is part of a culture in Europe after World War II, he pointed out that the war is sometimes inevitable.

« We help to increase Europe’s safety, and they criticize us for that, » he said.

He emphasizes that a lot of drones have been destroyed in the Israeli action, « and we know that they go to war in Ukraine. »

« People in Europe should understand that July, August is not only a time of summer vacations, but also a time of war, whether in Ukraine, which was already an invitation to wake up, and now it is Iran, and it should have been before, » he added.

Noting that Israel has nothing against the Iranian people, Koren said that the Iranian leadership was irrational and obsessed with the destruction of Israel.

« We want to believe that a diplomatic solution is possible with this Iranian guidance. But they have been glowing in the past and we have many reasons to doubt that they will continue with this policy, » he said.

« They are two -faced and it is unfortunate that some countries see only that washed, diplomatic face » and look at that country only their economic opportunities, he said.

The right to self -defense

According to him, Israel expects a friend from Europe not only to support the idea of ​​limiting the enrichment of Uranium and giving up Iran from the missile program, but also « a clear message that Israel is entitled to self -defense and strong condemnation of Iranian calls for the destruction of Israel. »

While the Israeli-Iranian conflict lasted for the fifth day in a row, Koren assessed Israeli attacks successful but calls for caution.

« Iran is very big and we cannot be sure if there is anything else we don’t know about, they may already have a device that they will detonate in the desert to demonstrate power. »

He cited the removal of nuclear and rocket threats as the immediate goal of Israeli attacks, or returning Iran a few years back.

« If we do not achieve the total elimination of the nuclear and ballistic program, then at least we give a heavy enough blow to limit and destroy their appetite to renew them. And then, hopefully, it will be time for anyone, the Americans, Europeans find a peaceful solution, » said the ambassador.

By saying that the conflict causes great expenses and that Iranian counter -attacks make significant damage to the Israeli economy, especially tourism, stressed that both opposition and citizens support the Government.

« We know how much the F-15 flight clock costs, how much rockets, interceptors, destroyed houses, closed shops, tourism that has not been over for a long time, it is a lot of money. But sometimes some things become the highest priority and the people of the people understand it, » said the ambassador.

« Despite the damage, the destruction, the suffering, despite 24 killed so far, the inhabitants of Israel are mentally prepared. »