Iran s mounting involvement in Syria is a threat to Israel, the Middle East and the entire world, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin at the start of their meeting on Wednesday. The two met in the resort town of Sochi on the Black Sea, as scheduled.
Netanyahu also told Putin that Iran is filling the void left in Syria that the retreating Islamic State is leaving. We cannot forget the fact that every day, Iran threatens to destroy Israel, the Israeli prime minister said. Iran is also behind terrorism, financing and equipping terror organizations, and de facto, controls Lebanon. Now it is working on achieving control of Iraq and Yemen too, Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu also told Putin that Iran is filling the void left in Syria that the retreating Islamic State is leaving. We cannot forget the fact that every day, Iran threatens to destroy Israel, the Israeli prime minister said. Iran is also behind terrorism, financing and equipping terror organizations, and de facto, controls Lebanon. Now it is working on achieving control of Iraq and Yemen too, Netanyahu said.
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