IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot on Monday touched on a range of security issues affecting Israel, during his speech at a convention taking place at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv.<br />Eizenkot addressed the Iran deal , which led to the lifting of sanctions, saying: "The sanctions relief and the nuclear deal with Iran represent a strategic shift that the IDF will have to tackle over the next decade."<br />He noted that the highest ranks in Israel, and in particular the Prime Minister's Office, are addressing only the risks bound up in the agreement.<br />"At the end of 2005 the main threat was Iran," Eizenkot continued.<br />"The agreement is a significant change of course for Iran.<br />There are many risks but also opportunities.<br />We are re-evaluating this shift in the IDF's corridors of power.<br />"I would estimate that over the next five years Iran will make considerable efforts to fulfill its part and get the benefits from that," he said.
