Israel’s president has also been speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, calling the US attack on Iran a “historic” and “brave” decision.
Pressed on whether Iran’s nuclear capabilities have been eliminated, Herzog says he doesn’t know the details, “but it’s quite clear to me that the Iranian nuclear program has been hit substantially”.
He is also asked if Israel directly requested Trump to attack Iran. Herzog says “we decided to leave it to the Americans”, before adding that he didn’t know the US was going to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“I was woken up when it happened,” he says.
Kuenssberg then asks if Israel will now stop attacking Iran. Herzog doesn’t give a direct answer, only saying Iran is firing missiles at Israeli territory and “we have to do whatever it takes to defend ourselves against missiles”.
“The way to do it is of course to deal with it on an international level and make sure that there is an exit strategy,”
