Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett issued the warning as world nations pursue efforts to revitalize the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with the Islamic Republic, that demands the lifting of harsh punitive economic measures as a precondition to returning to compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal.

Saying that “Iran is an octopus of terror and instability,” Bennett said in a video address to the World Economic Forum in Davos that, “The last thing you want to do with this sort of octopus is pour tens of billions of dollars into this apparatus. Because what will you get? You’ll get terror on steroids. Right? Everything we’ve seen will be doubled and tripled because they’ll be much stronger.”

Iran has openly breached nuclear limits set by the JCPOA since former United States President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018.

After 8 rounds of talks in Vienna since April 2021, the widest gaps between the sides remain the speed and scope of lifting sanctions on Tehran, including the Islamic Republic’s demand for guarantees from Washington that no future punitive measures would be imposed, as well as precise plans for how and when curbs would be restored on its atomic development.

Israeli leaders have accused arch-foe Iran of stalling for time, as Western officials warn time is running out to restart the JCPOA due to the pace of Tehran’s nuclear gains. Jerusalem has repeatedly stated that is will not be bound by any agreement reached in Vienna, and that the Jewish State reserves the right to protect itself from any threats posed by the Islamic Republic.

In related developments, just 4 days after visiting Israel, US Naval Forces Central Command Vice Admiral Brad Cooper attended a Maritime Security Dialogue session of the Center For Strategic and International Studies.

“In just the last sixteen months, the two significant events that have occurred are the Abraham Accords being signed in September of 2020 and then just earlier, later this last year, in September first, Israel shift from the US European Command to US Central Command area of responsibilities; and then combine that with the belief that – not just among Israel but nations in the region – that Iran is the regional threat. It presents an opportunity that I think is just unique and frankly, we just couldn’t have imagined it even two years ago,” he said.

Vice Admiral Cooper further stressed that, “Today, Iran is the most serious threat that we see in the region. It manifests in many different forums, the others, the nuclear component of this; and on the conventional side, significantly, there is a growth in ballistic missile defense force; there is a growth and capability growth in cruise missiles and a growth in both capabilities and numbers with Iranian UAVs, and the proliferation of those UAVs around the region. There is also increased proxy activity, you see this manifested everywhere from Lebanon to Iraq and Syria, as well as Yemen.”

HD Editor’s Note: Why Is This News Biblically Relevant?

In November Republicans in the United States blasted the Biden administration in a letter for releasing the pressure of sanctions on Iran, saying that their actions were “empowering” terrorists.

“Iran has proven they cannot be trusted,” the letter stated. “Providing Iran with the financial relief they request will put the United States in a position of weakness for future negotiations, permit Iran to continue their nuclear conventional build up, and line the pockets of extremists.”

Rep. Mo Brooks, in a statement, referred to the JCPOA as a “complete disaster that allowed Iran to continue their efforts in pursuing nuclear weapons while getting paid billions of American tax dollars to do it.”

Brooks further called it “laughable” that the Biden admin. is seeking to “reverse [Former President Trump’s] effective maximum pressure campaign and negotiate with the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, hoping that payouts and bribes will bring them to the table to act in good faith.”

The Republican’s letter additionally insisted that any further sanction relief would be a “grave mistake.”

Since the beginning of Biden’s administration, the consequences of their emboldening of Iran have been very apparent, especially with those who reside in the Middle East.

Amir Tsarfati of Behold Israel last May pointed the finger at Biden’s administration for the 4,300 rockets fired at the State of Israel by Hamas and other Gaza terror organizations.

“When Biden got into office—the Iranians were very emboldened. Right now, Iran is sending its octopus arms everywhere,” he said, adding that there is little doubt the Iranians were behind the escalation in May.

The unwillingness by Biden’s team to restrain Iran, as the former administration under President Trump had done, demonstrates a lack of support for America’s greatest ally in the Middle East. Israel is the nation most chiefly in the crosshairs of an emboldened Iran.

From a Christian perspective, America moving away from the support of Israel is not only a huge slap in the face to a great ally, but it also places the country in direct opposition to God and His hand of Blessing.

In Genesis 12:3, God not only calls all the nations of the world to bless Israel, but He also presents a warning to those nations and people that choose to curse them: “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”

In Ezekiel 38, we read of a future war in which a group of nations, including Russia, Iran, Turkey, and others will attempt to invade Israel from the north. We are told that miraculously God intervenes to protect the Jewish State.

What many reading the prophecy of Ezekiel 38 have been perplexed by for decades is the lack of involvement by the United States. Why do they not come to the defense of Israel?

Under former President Trump’s Administration, the idea of Israel coming under the threat of invasion without the United States stepping in, to say the least, would have been unlikely. However, under a new administration that is losing its grip of support for the Jewish State, the stage may be being set for this Biblical prophecy.