“When we talk about preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, we must put all possible means – I repeat, every possible means – on the table,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant told United Arab Emirates officials. Said while speaking at an event. Emirates and Bahrain on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
Yoav said Iran was expanding its advanced weapons proliferation beyond the region despite an ongoing embargo that includes a ban on missiles and related technologies that lasts until October 2023 and covers the export and purchase of advanced military systems .
“Iran is currently in discussions with no less than 50 different countries to sell advanced weapons, including UAVs and PGMs,” he said, referring to drones and precision-guided munitions and citing Belarus and Venezuela.
“The international community must create an effective alternative to moribund sanctions – a practical mechanism of deterrence and consequences,” he said.
Israel is believed to have its own nuclear stockpile, although it neither confirms nor denies it.