Israeli president defends war with Iran, says targeted oil sites were 'not the oil reserves of the people'

Israel's President Herzog speaking during an interview with BILD.

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• Israeli president Isaac Herzog defended the war with Iran in a sit-down interview with BILD.
• The president said the conflict that began with Hamas' October 7 assault is inseparable from Iran's broader strategy.
• He also said targeted Iranian oil assets were "kept by the military" and "not the oil reserves of the people of Iran."

"It's a connected war. It started October 7th...