Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not be briefed on Israel's strikes against Iran during his recent visit to the country as the decision on the military action was made after he had concluded the trip. Sa'ar, participating virtually in the Raisina Dialogue, said Israel has "great relations" with Modi and India that have deepened over the years.The decision to launch the attack was taken as the negotiations between the US and Iran collapsed, he indicated and further clarified that “the decision to attack Iran was taken only on Saturday (28 February) when negotiations fell through. Modi had left Israel by Thursday.” Israel's military action against Iran is aimed at removing "existential threats" emanating from Iran, he said.
Sa'ar said Iran is continuing its nuclear programme, developing ballistic missiles and backing Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis. "Probably we will have to see a change in the regime in Iran," he said. According to Sa’ar, this is an open-ended war with no ‘end-state’ to speak of, and no concrete objective except the destruction of Iran’s capability to be a threat to the Israeli state. That implies there is no deadline of sorts for the war, and it could take as long as it takes.
Modi undertook a two-day visit to Israel, which concluded on February 26. Two days later, Israel and the US launched a joint military offensive against Iran that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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