EXCLUSIVE: With Iran on fire, Tehran’s ‘vicious regime’ better listen carefully to President Trump’s warnings, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar tells ALL ISRAEL NEWS
‘President Trump has a record that his words should be carefully taken into consideration in Tehran,’ Sa’ar tells me
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL – Iran is on fire.
Millions of Iranians are pouring into the streets to denounce their government, demand change, and burn government buildings.
Iranian security services have reportedly killed more than 500 protesters – and possibly many more – and have arrested untold thousands.
Tehran has also shut down the Internet in a desperate bid to thwart accurate news coverage, muzzle freedom of speech, and complicate the ability of Iranian opposition leaders to communicate and cooperate.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump is threatening to launch American military strikes to protect the protesters.
On Monday, Trump received classified briefings from senior Pentagon generals and commanders with a range of strike options.
All the while, Israel is monitoring the situation closely and taking a clear stand against the regime and in favor of the protesters.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar emphatically made this point in an exclusive interview with me for ALL ISRAEL NEWS and THE ROSENBERG REPORT on TBN, the most-watched Christian TV network in the U.S.
SA’AR: ISRAEL STANDS WITH THE PEOPLE OF IRAN
“We see the people of Iran today,” Sa’ar told me in his office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“And frankly, we wish them much success.”
“We support their struggle for freedom,” Sa’ar explained. “We think they deserve freedom. We think they deserve a better future.”
“We don’t have any hostility with the people of Iran,” he noted.
“We have a huge problem – which is not only our problem, it’s a regional and international problem – with the Iranian regime, which is the number one exporter of terrorism and radicalism.”
SA’AR: IRANIAN LEADERS WOULD BE WISE TO TAKE PRESIDENT TRUMP AT HIS WORD
“Everywhere,” Sa'ar said, Iranian government leaders “are working against the stability in the region, beyond the region.”
“It's a really vicious regime,” he said.
Does Sa’ar believe President Trump will order the U.S. military to launch massive strikes inside Iran again – as he did last June – possibly soon?
“I believe President Trump has a record that his words should be carefully taken into consideration in Tehran,” Sa’ar said, noting that President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu see eye-to-eye on what’s happening inside Iran, the growing threat the regime poses once again, and what to do next.
SA’AR: TEHRAN IS TRYING TO REBUILD ITS NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND BALLISTIC MISSILE CAPABILITIES
For example, Sa’ar explained, the Iranian regime is trying to reconstitute its nuclear weapons program.
Even more aggressively, Tehran is trying to reconstitute its ability to build hundreds and thousands of ballistic missiles that would pose an existential danger to Israel and a severe threat to other American allies and interests in the Middle East.
“President Trump is a great leader of the Free World, and he demonstrated that last June while attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities,” Sa’ar told me.
“That was extraordinary leadership that demonstrated American decisiveness to prevent Iran from being nuclear [armed]. And, as a matter of fact, I think this is one of the reasons they have not returned yet to enriching uranium since June.”
“They have started to restore their ballistic missile facilities,” he added. “And this is also a thing for worry.”
“But I think President Trump made it very clear, if they will try to restore powers that threaten the whole region, they will have an issue with America, not only with Israel.”
The following is a partial transcript of the conversation, lightly edited for clarity.
ROSENBERG: [At their recent summit at Mar-a-Lago] Iran was the central topic. They certainly talked about a lot of things, but where are we on Iran? Do President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu now assess the intelligence the same way that Iran is trying to reconstitute its nuclear weapons program and – maybe even more aggressively – its ballistic missile production to try to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses with hundreds or thousands of missiles at the same time. Do they see Iran the same way at the moment?
FOREIGN MINISTER GIDEON SA’AR: Yes, I think so, yes. First of all, President Trump is a great leader of the Free World, and he demonstrated that last June while attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities. That was extraordinary leadership that demonstrated American decisiveness to prevent Iran from being nuclear [armed]. And, as a matter of fact, I think this is one of the reasons they have not returned yet to enriching uranium since June. They do restore, or started to restore, their ballistic missile facilities. And this is also a thing for worry. But I think President Trump made it very clear if they will try to restore powers that threaten the whole region, they will have an issue with America, not only with Israel. So, I believe President Trump has a record that his words should be carefully taken into consideration in Tehran.
ROSENBERG: Well, you know, he gave Iran 60 days. They didn't negotiate in good faith. They didn't make a deal. And it seems like on day 61, Trump called the prime minister, said, “Bibi, go do what you gotta do.” And then he came through and stood with Israel and now with Nicolas Maduro. He told him, you know, “Stand down, or you're going to face judgment.” So, the President's standing globally, and particularly in the Middle East, I think is very, very high. I guess the question is: The president said that if Iran moves back into an offensive posture, there will be “all hell to pay,” that “the next attack could be larger” than last June. Are we looking at the possibility of massive Israeli American strikes again inside Iran in 2026.
FOREIGN MINISTER GIDEON SA’AR: I don't think that after the clear words of President Trump, I need to deliver some new threats.
ROSENBERG: Okay.
FOREIGN MINISTER GIDEON SA’AR: Things were clear. Iran cannot be nuclear and Iran cannot again try to develop existential threats for the State of Israel while they are openly speaking about their intention to eliminate the State of Israel. I mean, they are not hiding that. So, we will watch things very closely. We also see the people of Iran today are on the news. And frankly, we wish them much success. We support their struggle for freedom. We think they deserve freedom. We think they deserve a better future. We don't have any hostility with the people of Iran. We have a huge problem – which is not only our problem, it’s a regional and international problem – with the Iranian regime, which is the number one exporter of terrorism and radicalism. Everywhere, they are working against the stability in the region, beyond the region. We've just heard what the Americans had described about their deeds in Venezuela. It's a really vicious regime.
Joel C. Rosenberg is the editor-in-chief of ALL ISRAEL NEWS and ALL ARAB NEWS and the President and CEO of Near East Media. A New York Times best-selling author, Middle East analyst, and Evangelical leader, he lives in Jerusalem with his wife and sons.
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