Tel Aviv, June 28 (RHC)-- Israeli's defense minister says that the country has a “green light” from Donald Trump to launch another attack on Iran if it were deemed to be making “progress” with its nuclear program.  

Defense Minister Israel Katz issued the warning this week, adding: “I do not see a situation where Iran will restore the nuclear facilities after the attack."

For his part, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the outcome of the war presented a “window of opportunity” for further formal diplomatic agreements with Arab states.  The conflict temporarily ended with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire after Iran responded to the U.S. strikes with a missile attack on Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base, which houses US troops.

“We have fought with determination against Iran and achieved a great victory.  This victory opens the path to dramatically enlarge the peace accords,” Netanyahu said in a video address, in an apparent reference to the Abraham Accords, which established official ties between Israel and several Arab countries in 2020.

Iran also declared victory after the war, saying that it thwarted the Israeli objectives – namely ending Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes – and managed to force Netanyahu to end the assault with the missile strikes that left widespread destruction in Israel.

[ SOURCE: AL JAZEERA and NEWS AGENCIES ]