Iran Imperils Israel

This week Iran unveiled missiles that could carry a nuclear payload to Tel Aviv. The US and multilateral bodies have imposed sanctions on Iran over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, but these sanctions have not measurably slowed Iran's progress toward atomic weaponry. The measures taken so far to thwart Tehran's nuclear drive amount to little more than lip service. Israel is not the only nation rightly worried over the aggressive nature of Iran's actions. Saudi Arabia announced that if Iran gained nukes, the Saudis would as well as a cascading arms race would no doubt engulf the Middle East. The Saudis would be a target for Shia Iran as they are Sunni, but the primary focus of Iran's hostility is bound to remain the Jewish State. The Arab world and Europe have much to lose should Iran succeed, but for Israel, the threat is already existential.