Israeli President Isaac Herzog told a group of U.S. business leaders at the Yale CEO caucus meeting on Tuesday that he understands their concerns about the costs of the war against Iran, but argued it is a necessary price for a “better horizon for the Middle East.”
Herzog called the war, which the United States and Israel launched on Feb. 28, “a big moment for the region,” which has effectively united against Iran and its policy of terror.
“You want a different future for the Middle East,” Herzog said at the event in Washington, speaking remotely by video. “For the first time, we’re operating together ... a NATO-like structure, because we are all bombarded by Iran, and we’re all fighting against Iran.”
“I know it’s not easy for you guys in the business world,” the Israeli president said. “Everybody’s looking at the data and the cost. We understand.”
“But all of us understand that sometimes you need to take hard steps to get to the goal of a reasonable horizon for the Middle East and an even better horizon for the Middle East,” Herzog said. “Undermining Iran’s capability is [the] no. one rule.”
