Israel’s defence minister has stated that Iran is a bigger threat to Israel than ISIS, saying that Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and “terror infrastructure” make them Israel’s number one enemy. Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon told a conference in Tel Aviv that “Iran is our main enemy,” and faced with having to choose between Iran and ISIS in an open conflict, he would “prefer ISIS.” RT.com reports: The logic seems simple, as IS will be eventually be defeated, while Iran continues to pose a threat with its new rapprochement with the West. “[Tehran] is a rogue regime with designs on a regional hegemony. Hezbollah is Iran’s proxy, with the ability to declare war. Iran currently has terror infrastructure in place in five continents: Asia, Africa, Europe and both in South and North America,” Ya’alon explained, refuting IDF’s chief’s claims at the conference that new opportunities could arise as a result of the nuclear agreement reached in July 2015 between Iran and a group of world powers, the P5+1. שר הביטחון @bogie_yaalon: “איראן פועלת בשנתיים האחרונות לפתוח חזית בגולן מאזור שנשלט ע”י המשטר הסורי בלבד” pic.twitter.com/10U5cYyUIk — INSS (@INSSIsrael) January 19, 2016 The historical agreement was hammered out after more than a decade of [...]