Berlin, Germany – May 12: Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, during a press conference with German President Frank -Walter Steinmier (not a picture) on May 12, 2025 at Berlin, Shloss Belview Presidential Palace in Berlin, Germany.
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Wednesday that his country was not pursuing the change of governance in Iran, and its attack on Tehran was aimed at ending its nuclear capabilities.
Speaking to Dan Murphy of CNBC, Herzog said that the governance changed was “our official objective,” and the goal “to remove the Iranian nuclear program”.
Herzog, who accused Tehran of “cheating” and “fleeing in the bomb”, said that “a change in (governance) can also bring peace in the region.”
In International Atomic Energy Agency A Statement on 9 June Iran urged Iran to “fully cooperate”, or “it would not be in a position to assure that Iran’s nuclear program is particularly peaceful.”
On 13 June, Israel Started a series of air strikes against IranTargeted places said that it was related to the country Nuclear Program. Both sides have been doing trading strikes since then.
Herzog told CNBC, “Sometimes it is difficult to overcome the impending dangers. The same we are doing,” Herzog told CNBC, the attacks on Iran have had a real impact on their nuclear program.
US President Donald Trump Allegedly said on Wednesday He was “very close” to be the Iran atomic bomb, put him on obstacles with the testimony of his national intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard. US Congress in March,
“IC (Intelligence Community) continues to assess that Iran is not making nuclear weapons and Supreme Leader Khamaini has not authorized the suspended nuclear weapon program in 2003,” Gabbard said.
Earlier this week, a group of seven countries expressed support for Israel, condemning Iran as a “major source of regional instability and terror”, and reiterated that “Iran could never have nuclear weapons.”
It was contrary to China’s stance. After the Israeli attack, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that Beijing “clearly condemns Israel Violation of Iran’s sovereignty, “and that it supports Iran” in protecting its national sovereignty and defending its legitimate rights and interests “.
Asked if a diplomatic ramp was available to de-size to the situation, Herzog said, “There are really many back channels. National talks and dialogues with world leaders are really quite intensive.”
