"Our partnership is a true blessing...": Israeli President Isaac Herzog hails military takedown on Iran

Jerusalem (Israel), March 1 : Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Saturday praised the military of Israel and the United States, stating that the partnership is a "true blessing," while expressing support for the United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the collaborative military strike on Iranian sites.
In a post on X, he stated that the strike was aimed at one of the leading sponsors of terrorism in the world, responsible for mass terror.
https://x.com/Isaac_Herzog/status/2027692841510551850?s=20
"Thank you, @POTUS @realDonaldTrump, the leader of the free world, for taking a historic and courageous decision. I fully support you and Prime Minister Benjamin @Netanyahu and your teams in this decision to launch a bold, combined operation against the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, which is responsible for decades of mass terror and murder around the world and aims to become a nuclear-armed state. I sincerely hope that this operation will bring a historic change and a better future for the whole Middle East and the entire world..." he wrote on X.
Calling Israel a strong nation, Herzog praised the defence forces, saying that the nation stands behind them.
"Let me be clear to all those who seek or threaten to harm us: the people of Israel are a strong nation. No one can break our spirit. To the brave women and men of the IDF: I trust and support you. An entire nation stands behind you. May God bless you all, and may you all return home in peace..." he said.
Furthermore, the Israeli president praised the soldiers of the United States, underlining that the partnership will bring hope, prosperity, and security. He extended support to the regions affected by Iran's counterstrike in the Middle East.
"To the United States military servicemen and women conducting this noble mission: thank you. Our partnership is a true blessing, advancing hope, prosperity, and security. Together, we will prevail. May God bless you, and may you all return home in peace. We stand together with our friends and allies in the Middle East who are under attack from the Iranian regime. May God bless them and safeguard them from all harm. To the people of Iran: I hope and pray that you will soon be able to see a better future of freedom," he wrote on X.
Meanwhile, Middle Eastern Scholar Adrian Calamel said that the strike was more US-driven than Israel-driven.
"From my assessment, this is more US-driven than it is Israel-driven. This has to do with a regime that was unwilling to give up the enrichment and reprocessing capabilities. Any country that has those two capabilities has produced a nuclear weapon. Under no circumstances could we let that happen... I would say 15 years since the Obama administration, the regime, and the United States have tried to reduce everything to the nuclear file, and the regime not being able to have these nuclear possessions, which is absolutely right. They tried to put the United States in a box with that. So we did overlook their human rights abuses, their terrorism, you know, what they do to their own population. What Trump has done is consistently put them back into that nuclear box. So he actually worked the deal and put them out, negotiated them on that..." he said.
Calamel further stated that India will agree to the threat of nuclear weaponry, even though it can advocate for diplomacy in public.
"I think publicly, India is going to say that they advocate for diplomacy. That is the best route. But ultimately, I would believe that India understands the dangers of having a nuclear-armed Iran when you have a nuclear-armed Pakistan right next door that has been playing nuclear blackmail with India for years now..." he added.
Calamel further said that India has a lot of concerns because of the domestic population in the UAE and the foreign nationals who are in the UAE.