Iran is attempting to make amends for its reduced power following regional developments in the Middle East by achieving nuclear weapons, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said Monday.
“There is an increased Iranian effort to smuggle money to Lebanon for Hezbollah in order to restore its power and status in Lebanon, including via Turkey and through its cooperation,” he told a delegation of senators and US deputy envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus.
Sa’ar said the Islamic Republic’s efforts were troubling.
Regarding the Houthis, the foreign minister said a regional coalition was required to defeat them.
US troops in Syria
Sa’ar also addressed the withdrawal of US troops from Syrian territory, noting he did not believe such a move was correct for the time being.
The foreign minister cited efforts to bar Kurdish autonomy in explaining his opinion.