Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Tuesday evening that even if a nuclear agreement is signed with Iran, offensive capabilities must be prepared and major sanctions are imposed on them..
Gantz added in a speech in Jerusalem in front of the conference of the heads of Jewish organizations in the United States, that these options must remain a list in anticipation of Tehran's violation of the agreement and achieving a breakthrough in its nuclear project.
He continued, "For example, the open files of the International Atomic Energy Agency must continue, to stop the development of Iranian ballistic missiles that can carry nuclear warheads, and deal with the flow of agreement and what will happen after it.".
In a related context, Gantz accused Iran of transferring important information, ammunition, weapons and advanced technologies in the field of manufacturing marches and small drones to Venezuela..
Gantz's speech comes amid expectations that the ongoing talks in the Austrian capital Vienna between the major countries and Iran will lead to the signing of a new nuclear agreement within a few days..
In 2015, Iran signed with the United States of America, France, Britain, China, Russia and Germany, an agreement that imposes restrictions on Tehran's nuclear program to prevent the production of nuclear weapons, in exchange for lifting international sanctions from them..
However, former US President Donald Trump withdrew from one side of the agreement in 2018, and re -imposed sanctions on Tehran.
Israel has a nuclear weapons arsenal that is not subject to international control, and accuses Iran of seeking to produce nuclear weapons, at a time when Tehran says its program is designed for peaceful purposes.