Israel’s UN envoy cautioned on Wednesday that the upcoming US presidential transition period poses elevated security risks, particularly from Iran. Ambassador Danny Danon warned that Tehran may exploit the two-and-a-half-month transition to intensify destabilising activities and “sow global chaos”. In an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal, Mr Danon described Iran’s long-term goal as the destruction of Israel and regional destabilisation through financing, arming and directing terrorist proxies.

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