New Delhi, June 20 -- Former Ambassador of India to the European Union, Manjeev Singh Puri on Friday said Israel is facing a hostile environment in its region adding that if Iran develops nuclear capability then the regional balance will get tilted against them.

Speaking to ANI, Manjeev Singh Puri said, "For many years, the world and West in particular, and Israel certainly have been very wary of the building of nuclear capacity by Iran...Israel does face a hostile environment, its military superiority has always been its hallmark. Now, if the Iranians had been able to develop a major strike ability and major ability in using nuclear capability, it would tilt the balance."

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