An adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised the UK government’s response to the conflict with Iran, stating that Britain has not done enough to support military operations against Tehran.
Speaking to GB News, Dr Ophir Falk expressed that Israel has been “very disappointed” with the approach taken by Keir Starmer’s government.
“I don’t want to get involved in UK politics, but I can say that it has been disappointing. It has been very disappointing,” Falk said.
While he refrained from commenting on the domestic political pressures facing the Prime Minister, he emphasised that Israel had expected stronger support from Britain. “But again, I’m not going to get into UK politics and the pressure he faces from his constituency, but we would have expected the UK to do much more,” he added.
Falk noted that Israel’s primary objective is to eliminate what he described as the existential threat posed by Iran’s ruling regime. “Our main objective is to remove the existential threat posed by the Ayatollah’s regime. The best way to achieve that is to remove the regime,” he said.
He further explained that another strategy involves systematically degrading Iran’s military capabilities in collaboration with the United States. “We’re degrading their capability back to the Stone Age, more or less,” Falk stated.
According to Falk, joint operations with the United States have been ongoing for about ten to eleven days, targeting Iranian missile systems, launch platforms, and leadership structures. He claimed that Israeli and US forces have successfully destroyed thousands of missiles and hundreds of launchers, significantly weakening Iran’s military infrastructure.
Falk mentioned that the campaign also aims to create conditions that would allow the Iranian population to determine its own future after decades under the current regime.
Turning to the wider region, he issued a warning about the consequences for Lebanon due to continued attacks by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Falk indicated that an earlier agreement required the Lebanese state to dismantle Hezbollah, which he referred to as a “genocidal terrorist organisation.”
“If we are attacked, and Hezbollah is attacking us, we will hit them hard, very hard,” he said, warning that ongoing aggression could lead to devastating consequences for areas under Hezbollah’s control.
These remarks come amidst escalating tensions across the Middle East as Israel and the United States intensify military operations against Iran and its regional allies.
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