He made the disclosure during a virtual press briefing on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
'Iran is the biggest terror proliferator,' she stated, accusing the regime of targeting Israeli civilians with attacks that killed, injured many, and left countless traumatized.
'There are people whose homes are destroyed,' she added, emphasizing the human toll beyond mere numbers.
Weiss highlighted Israel's 'very well audited' strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, like Natanz, which she said have damaged uranium enrichment facilities and eliminated key experts.
'We are doing the whole world a favor,' she asserted, noting that a nuclear Iran threatens not just Israel but global stability, potentially disrupting trade routes like Bab al-Mandeb.
'No country in the Middle East wants to see Iran nuclearized,' she stressed, suggesting Israel bears a disproportionate burden for collective security.
Commenting on the possibility for dialogue, Weiss said, 'You cannot have a dialogue with someone who wants to eliminate you,' pointing to Iran's missile inscriptions vowing Israel's destruction and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear issue violations.
She linked Iran's nuclear ambitions to its support for proxies like Hamas, whose ideology, she warned, mirrors Iran's.
'They were targeting their own people,' she said of Iran's regime, urging international pressure to halt its alleged terror sponsorship.
Weiss praised Israel's shelters for limiting losses but invited Rwandan media to see beyond 'the number of casualties' and engage further.
'We are helping the international community,' she concluded, positioning Israel's fight as a global shield against Iran's alleged terror-driven chaos.
On Friday, June 13, 2025, Israel launched a large-scale military operation, dubbed 'Operation Rising Lion,' targeting Iran's nuclear and missile infrastructure.
The operation involved approximately 200 Israeli Air Force jets striking around 100 sites, including the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, a centerpiece of Iran's nuclear program.
The strikes also killed key Iranian figures, including Gen. Hossein Salami, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, and several nuclear scientists, marking a significant blow to Iran's military and scientific leadership.
In retaliation, Iran launched hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles toward Israel, targeting cities like Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Israeli defense systems, including the Iron Dome, intercepted most, though some strikes caused damage and casualties, with more than 20 deaths reported.
The escalation entered the fifth day of strikes on Tuesday, with civilians in key conflict zones bearing the impact of the fighting.
Reports indicate that Iran launched a new wave of missiles toward Israel on Tuesday evening.
Meanwhile, The U.S. Vice President JD Vance has said in a lengthy social media post defending the US president's consistency on Iran policy.
He highlighted that President Donald Trump 'may decide he needs to take further action to end Iranian enrichment'.
'That decision ultimately belongs to the president. And of course, people are right to be worried about foreign entanglement after the last 25 years of idiotic foreign policy,' Vance wrote on X.
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