Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has delivered a direct message to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran, warning of continued Israeli strikes should Tehran resume its nuclear weapons program.
In a bold and detailed letter sent Thursday, Gallant declared that Israel will “strike again and again” if Iran continues its pursuit of nuclear capabilities.
According to Jerusalem Post, the former minister claimed responsibility for shaping Israel’s military strategy, which he said led to the collapse of Iran’s regional proxy network and the success of Operation Rising Lion in June 2025
“This was not merely a military campaign,” Gallant wrote.
“It was the strategic collapse of a system you spent four decades constructing.”
He said Iran’s so-called “Ring of Fire” — Hamas, Hezbollah, forces in Syria and Iraq, and the Houthis — had been dismantled.
Gallant highlighted the intelligence coup Israel achieved during the operation, stating, “We see everything.
We hear everything, we are everywhere.”
He claimed Israel was aware of Iranian schedules, sites, conversations, and blind spots, asserting Iran could not secretly rebuild its nuclear program.
Since the October 7 Hamas-led attack, Gallant noted, Israel had eliminated key military leaders, destroyed Hezbollah’s weapons stockpiles, neutralized Hamas, and forced Syrian regime changes.
“Your shield, long advertised, failed to protect,” he told Khamenei.
Gallant concluded with a stark choice for the Iranian leader: abandon the war against Israel and focus on Iran’s internal future, or risk continued conflict.
