Deputy Foreign Minister, Danny Ayalon has finished a visit to Washington D.C. The meeting focused on urging the U.S. Security Council to impose harsh sanctions against Iran.
In his meetings, the deputy minister stressed the growing danger of the Iranian nuclear threat and asked to pass the sanctions quickly as possible.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Thursday "now, the most hated regime in the world is the Zionist regime, which is at the end of life." It is one of many verbal attacks against Israel.
Ayalon is a former Israeli Ambassador to the United States, serving from 2002 until 2006. He is currently in the Yisrael Beiteinu party.