Israel vows to keep occupying Gaza, Lebanon and Syria despite possible US-Iran deal Israel’s defence minister has struck a belligerent tone, insisting that Israel must preserve its freedom to attack Iran even as the US moves towards a possible agreement with Tehran. Israel Katz said Israel must ensure it can act alone in the future to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. In a post on X, he said the US and Israel had dealt “severe blows on Iran that have set back its capabilities by many years”, but made clear Israel’s military posture would not end there.