Jerusalem, Jan. 25 -- Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat said on Wednesday that Iran has become a "legitimate target" for Israel's missile strikes for supporting armed movements opposing Israel.
"Iran is a legitimate target for Israel... The head of the snake is in Tehran. My recommendation is to adopt the strategy that US President John F. Kennedy used in the Cuban missile crisis. What he basically said then was that a missile from Cuba would be answered with a missile from Moscow. And we should very clearly make sure the Iranians understand that they will not get away with using proxies against Israel," Barkat said in an interview with The Telegraph.
Barkat told the newspaper that Israel could afford to keep fighting and open up a new ...