Liberman Warns Iran Deal Would Be 'Catastrophe,' Leave Ayatollahs in Power

Former Israeli defence minister Avigdor Liberman has declared that any agreement with Iran would be a 'catastrophe,' warning it would leave the ayatollah regime intact, while also accusing Prime Minister Netanyahu of turning Israel into a 'banana republic.' The survival of Iran's theocratic regime is prophetically significant, as Iran — biblical Persia — is identified in Ezekiel 38 as a key aggressor in the end-times coalition that descends against Israel. Scripture warns of a great northern alliance forming against the restored nation of Israel, and any deal that preserves Iranian power moves that alignment closer to fulfilment.