David Barnea, the former head of the Mossad, on Wednesday, November 11, at the Israel Home conference in New York, called for a complete blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and the continuation of economic sanctions as an alternative to another war with the Islamic Republic. According to him, without oil revenues, the survival of the government will be difficult.
Barna downplayed the possibility of reaching an agreement that the Islamic Republic would abide by and reduce its nuclear capability to zero, saying that Tehran would seek nuclear weapons in the long term in any agreement. He added that the Islamic Republic is rebuilding its nuclear program.
The former head of the Mossad said that the war could hasten the fall of the government, but it would destabilize the energy market and the global economy. He also supported Donald Trump's policy towards the Islamic Republic.
In another part of his speech, Barnea mentioned the bombing of Hezbollah's signs and said that the Mossad conducted dozens of investigations to prevent harm to civilians. In the end he said that Hamas and Hezbollah had weakened and Israel had to decide on its next steps.