Ben-Gvir says Israel may ‘act alone’ against Iran in split with US Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Tuesday that the US would be “very naive” if it expects Iran to abandon its nuclear programme, suggesting that Israel may need to “act alone” in confronting Tehran. “The Americans are very naive if they think the Iranians will abandon their nuclear program and cancel it, and give up their dreams of destroying Israel,” he said during an interview with Israel’s Channel 7 news, adding that “it is Israel’s responsibility to confront this Iranian threat and act against it alone.” Ben-Gvir stated that under “no circumstances” would Israel be forced to work “according to the dictates of a friend, even if that friend is truly great”.