Speaking to reporters in Kandahar after a day trip to Kabul, MacKay said Saturday the "dynamics have changed and will continue to change" as tensions escalate between nuclear-armed Israel and Iran.
The International Atomic Energy Agency released a report this week that said Iran has conducted secret experiments that could lead to the development of a nuclear device.
But Iran denies the allegations, claiming the UN nuclear watchdog based its findings on evidence fabricated by the Unites States and its allies.
MacKay says Iran has shown a "blatant disregard" for Israel's right to exist.
"I think Ehud Barak... will be able to give us an insight into the thinking of the Israeli government about how they are going to respond to renewed suggestion and evidence that Iran is still aggressively pursuing nuclear capability."
MacKay added that as a strong ally of Israel, Canada is concerned about "many of the alarmist and very threatening words that have been directed toward Israel in the past and in recent days."
In Kabul, MacKay met with the Afghan defence and interior ministers as well as the commander of ISAF, Gen. John Allen.
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