Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has charaterized his talks on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin as "very good and very in-depth." Speaking with reporters after those talks, Netanyahu said he made it clear to Putin that Iranian efforts to establish itself in Syria would be stopped and that Israeli efforts to do so were already underway.
Netanyahu had similar things to say about Hezbollah weapons factories being built in Lebanon, adding, "It is important that our enemies understand that not only will Israel not accept the existence of these factories, but also that the superpowers will not accept it." He said Iran was trying to escalate the situation in both countries and that Israel must be ready both militarily and diplomaticly. Regarding the Iranian nuclear deal he said, "I don't think I could commit to what Russia's position would be, but I think they understood deeply that if the necessary changes are not made, the US will abandon this agreement."