Prime Minister Netanyahu warned about Iran’s aspirations for nuclear weapons in Sept 2012. Since then he has repeated that warning — without providing any hard evidence.<\/p>\n
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revisited threats of deployment of military force against Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities, demanding physical destruction of the nuclear sites, a few days before the Islamic Republic and the United States are slated to engage in indirect talks.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Israeli official made the call in a video address on Tuesday, alleging that the prospect of using military force was the only means of ensuring, what he called, Tehran\u2019s non-pursuance of \u201cnuclear weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n He asserted that any agreement between the United States and Iran could only succeed if Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities were “blown up” and “dismantled” under American supervision.<\/p>\n \u201cWe agree that Iran will not have nuclear weapons,\u201d Netanyahu said, referring to his discussions with US President Donald Trump. However, he dismissed the prospect of a purely diplomatic path, saying things would only work if the United States took direct military action to eliminate Iran\u2019s nuclear capabilities.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we go in, blow up the [nuclear] facilities, dismantle all the equipment, under American supervision and American execution \u2014 that is good,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n \u201cIf that doesn\u2019t happen,\u201d he added, Iran could \u201cdrag out talks.\u201d \u201cThen the option is military,\u201d Netanyahu alleged.<\/p>\n The Israeli premier also said he and Trump had discussed that scenario “at length.”<\/p>\n The remarks flew directly in the face of the Islamic Republic\u2019s repeated assertions that it would neither pursue nor possess any such unconventional weapons as per clear moral and religious imperatives.<\/p>\n Netanyahu\u2019s comments followed a tense meeting at the White House, where he appeared publicly out of step with Trump on several major issues, including Iran, regional diplomacy, and trade.<\/p>\n During the meeting, he found out from Trump firsthand that Iran and the US were to engage in indirect talks.<\/p>\n Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revisited threats of deployment of military force against Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities, demanding physical destruction of the nuclear sites, a few days before the Islamic Republic and the United States are slated to engage in indirect talks.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Israeli official made the call in a video address on Tuesday, alleging that the prospect of using military force was the only means of ensuring, what he called, Tehran\u2019s non-pursuance of \u201cnuclear weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n He asserted that any agreement between the United States and Iran could only succeed if Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities were “blown up” and “dismantled” under American supervision.<\/p>\n \u201cWe agree that Iran will not have nuclear weapons,\u201d Netanyahu said, referring to his discussions with US President Donald Trump. However, he dismissed the prospect of a purely diplomatic path, saying things would only work if the United States took direct military action to eliminate Iran\u2019s nuclear capabilities.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we go in, blow up the [nuclear] facilities, dismantle all the equipment, under American supervision and American execution \u2014 that is good,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n \u201cIf that doesn\u2019t happen,\u201d he added, Iran could \u201cdrag out talks.\u201d \u201cThen the option is military,\u201d Netanyahu alleged.<\/p>\n The Israeli premier also said he and Trump had discussed that scenario “at length.”<\/p>\n The remarks flew directly in the face of the Islamic Republic\u2019s repeated assertions that it would neither pursue nor possess any such unconventional weapons as per clear moral and religious imperatives.<\/p>\n Netanyahu\u2019s comments followed a tense meeting at the White House, where he appeared publicly out of step with Trump on several major issues, including Iran, regional diplomacy, and trade.<\/p>\n During the meeting, he found out from Trump firsthand that Iran and the US were to engage in indirect talks.<\/p>\n