Iran is willing to “spend every Arab life” in its efforts to end Western influence in the Middle East and destroy Israel, a former US national security adviser said.
HR McMaster, who served in the role between 2017 and 2018 during Trump’s presidency, told Sky News there is still a risk of escalation between Iran and Israel after the two nations attacked each other in April.
Iran said its attack on Saturday, April 13, was retaliation after two of its generals were killed in an attack that Tehran blames on Israel.
Israel responded to the Iranian attack by carrying out an attack on Isfahan, home to a military base and nuclear site in Iran.
Asked if there could be further escalation between the two regional rivals, McMaster said: “Iran is pursuing a strategy where they expect us to continue pretending we don’t understand what the sender of all this violence is.
“And in a horrific and cynical way, Iran is willing to spend every Arab life, if necessary, to achieve its goals of expelling the United States, the United Kingdom and our allies from the region as a first step in establishing a hegemonic power. in the region and destroying Israel.
“That’s really what they want to do. And I think the more we act like we don’t know what the sender address is, Iran will continue to escalate these horrible actions to create horrible human suffering not only on the part of the Israelis, but also by the Palestinians.
Mr. McMaster also said that Reduction in the capacity of the UK armed forces. “It broke my heart,” as military sources and Cold War veterans warned. Britain is increasingly vulnerable to the missile and drone threat after decades of cost-saving cuts.
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