The head of the European Commission, in an interview with Netanyahu, called Iran "the main source of instability"

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, June 15, in which she called Iran "the main source of instability" in the region.

"I stressed that Israel has the right to self-defense. Iran is the main source of regional instability," von der Leyen wrote on her Facebook page. Twitter).

The head of the European Commission also added that Europe has always been against Iran obtaining nuclear weapons.

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The Jewish State has attacked at least 60 locations in eight provinces of the Islamic Republic from the air.

On June 13, Israel launched a preemptive strike against Iran and declared a state of emergency. Netanyahu called the task of the military operation attacks on the Iranian nuclear infrastructure.