For the first time, Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar has spoken openly about the Iran war. Speaking at TV-9 Bharatvarsha's power conference program, Azar said - the attack on Iran was done out of compulsion. For 25 years we wanted Iran to live well, but Iran was not accepting this. Many restrictions were imposed on him. Despite this, Iran was spreading terror in the Middle East, especially Israel. At last we were forced to attack.
The Israeli Ambassador also talked about the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the killing of girls in Minab School. He said that those who are showing condolences, ask them why they are silent on what is happening in Tehran for 47 years?
According to Azar, the Islamic Republic regime of Tehran has crossed all limits of cruelty. People are not able to speak in Iran. They don't have any kind of freedom.
Israel's ambassador also commented about Mujtaba Khamenei. He said that right now is not his time. According to Azar, Qasim Sulemani laid the foundation of terrorism in Iran, due to which all this has to be seen.
Israel's ambassador said in response to a question - In war, calculated attacks are not carried out. We have brought Iran into defensive mode. Iran does not have a leader to talk to. Its supreme leader is not coming out.
The ambassador defended the Israeli attack and said - We attacked when the people of Iran were in trouble. Thousands of people were killed in Iran in early January 2026. The world did not issue any statement on that.
Is Israel with US on Iran deal? On this question, Azar said- Yes, whatever decision America is taking is in the interest of Israel. America is giving updates to Israel every day. We have information about everything.
He further said that this is the first time that America and Israel are jointly taking action against any country in the Middle East. The military operations of both of us are going quite smoothly. There is no problem anywhere.
