Iran's government minister told NBC News that the recent shooting down of associate Israeli fighter jet had destroyed the "myth of invincibility" that enclosed Israel's military for many years.
After "30 years the Syrians were able to down one among its planes," government minister Mohammed Javad Zarif told NBC News in associate exclusive interview on the sidelines of the Muenchen Security Conference on Sunday. "And that the story of strength of Israel, of the Israeli military, has fragmented."
Syria "was able to use its own suggests that to bring down one among their planes," he said, touching on last weekend's clashes involving associate Iranian drone launched from Asian country, a down Israeli jet and retributory airstrikes. "The answer is: do not violate their airspace."
Last weekend's encounter began with Israel shooting down associate Iranian intelligence drone that Israel claimed had entered its airspace. Israel retaliated for the incursion by putting the Asian nationian base in Asian country — Iran is one among the regime's main backers — from that the drone was operated. A Syrian anti-aircraft missile hit one among the offensive Israeli F-16 jets, that crashed on Israeli soil once the 2 pilots ejected.
Zarif on Sunday undergone earlier comments from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United Nations agency aforesaid Israel would act against Asian nation and reiterating his country's position that capital of Iran was the world's greatest threat.
"We can act if necessary not simply against Asian nation's proxies however against Iran itself," Netanyahu aforesaid.
The Israeli prime minister stagily control a bit of what he aforesaid was the Iranian drone that entered Israeli airspace earlier this month, whereas telling the Muenchen Security Conference: "Israel won't enable the regime to place a noose of terror around our neck."
MUNICH, Deutschland — Iran's government minister told NBC News that the recent shooting down of associate Israeli fighter jet had destroyed the "myth of invincibility" that enclosed Israel's military for many years.
After "30 years the Syrians were able to down one among its planes," government minister Mohammed Javad Zarif told NBC News in associate exclusive interview on the sidelines of the Muenchen Security Conference on Sunday. "And that the story of strength of Israel, of the Israeli military, has fragmented."
Iranian government minister on Israel: 'We can act if necessary' Play
Iranian government minister on Israel: 'We can act if necessary' 1:41
Syria "was able to use its own suggests that to bring down one among their planes," he said, touching on last weekend's clashes involving associate Iranian drone launched from Asian country, a down Israeli jet and retributory airstrikes. "The answer is: do not violate their airspace."
Last weekend's encounter began with Israel shooting down associate Iranian intelligence drone that Israel claimed had entered its airspace. Israel retaliated for the incursion by putting the Asian nationian base in Asian country — Iran is one among the regime's main backers — from that the drone was operated. A Syrian anti-aircraft missile hit one among the offensive Israeli F-16 jets, that crashed on Israeli soil once the 2 pilots ejected.
Zarif on Sunday undergone earlier comments from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United Nations agency aforesaid Israel would act against Asian nation and reiterating his country's position that capital of Iran was the world's greatest threat.
"We can act if necessary not simply against Asian nation's proxies however against Iran itself," Netanyahu aforesaid.
The Israeli prime minister stagily control a bit of what he aforesaid was the Iranian drone that entered Israeli airspace earlier this month, whereas telling the Muenchen Security Conference: "Israel won't enable the regime to place a noose of terror around our neck."
Zarif aforesaid Sunday, "Well, if they fight to exercise that threat, they're going to see the response."
Israel and Asian country have technically been at war since 1948, however signed a disengagement agreement in 1974. Since the beginning of the warfare some seven years past, Israel has sporadically bombed targets in Asian country however the incident last weekend culminated within the largest set of Israeli airstrikes against Syrian air defenses since the 1982 Asian country War. The strikes conjointly hit many Iranian positions in Asian country.
Zarif conjointly reiterated that his country wouldn't be the primary renounce the landmark nuclear deal between between Asian nation and 6 world powers, as well as the us, although the U.S. does.
"I believe President Trump has tried to steer faraway from that deal from Day one of his presidency, and he has done everything in unhealthy religion to stop Asian nation from enjoying the deal already," he said.
On the presidential campaign, then-candidate Trump criticized the nuclear agreement, business it "the worst deal ever," and secure to tear it up.
National Security consultant H.R. historian at the Muenchen conference Saturday urged the international community to not do business with Asian nation as a result of, he said, profits would go toward funding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, associate elite branch of the Iranian military.
"We believe that an outsized share of the Iranian economy is controlled by the Revolutionary Guards," historian aforesaid. He conjointly ironed action against the nation's "network of proxies."
“So the time is currently, we think, to act against Asian nation," historian aforesaid.
Zarif Sunday referred to as the comments a "violation of the deal," adding "that does not imply the deal is broken. The deal is standing as a result of the deal is supported by the international community...."
Since coming back to power, the president has extended key waivers that were raised beneath the agreement, whereas conjointly continued to oppose the deal. He has conjointly aforesaid he would work with European allies to get rid of supposed "sunset clauses" that enable Asian nation to bit by bit resume advanced nuclear activities within the next decade.
In distinction to Trump, America's European allies support the agreement and say it's operating.
Trump has conjointly supported targeted sanctions for human rights abuses and missile development. The Treasury Department's action hits fourteen Asian nationian officers and firms and businessmen from Iran, China and Malaysia, phase transition any assets they need within the U.S. and ban Americans from doing business with them.
Israel is additionally sharply crucial of the agreement, as is Saudi Arabia's government. each see Asian nation as a serious regional threat.
Meanwhile, the Muenchen Security Conference's head of policy and analysis aforesaid that he left the gathering "even a lot of disquieted than before."
Tobias Bunde tweeted that "when people that do not pay abundant time with world politics raise whether or not it's as unhealthy because the media say I currently respond: No, it's really worse."