Iran lied big time: Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister claimed that the material showed that Iran cannot be trusted

martes, 1 may. 2018 11:00 pm
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents material on Iranian nuclear weapons development. (AP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents material on Iranian nuclear weapons development. (AP)

Josef Federman
Jerusalem, Israel.- Israel’s prime minister on Monday unveiled what he said was a “half ton” of Iranian nuclear documents collected by Israeli intelligence, claiming the trove of information proved that Iranian leaders covered up a nuclear weapons program before signing a deal with the international community in 2015.

In a speech delivered in English and relying on his trademark use of visual aids, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that the material showed that Iran cannot be trusted, and encouraged President Donald Trump to withdraw from the deal next month. “Iran lied big time,” Netanyahu declared.

Netanyahu’s presentation, delivered on live TV from Israeli military headquarters in Tel Aviv, was his latest attempt to sway international opinion on the nuclear deal. The agreement offered Iran relief from crippling sanctions in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program.

Netanyahu furiously fought the deal while President Barack Obama was negotiating it, and he has been a leading critic since it was signed.

He says it does not provide sufficient safeguards to prevent Iran from reaching a nuclear weapons capability. Netanyahu has found a welcome partner in Trump, who has called the agreement “the worst deal ever.”

Trump has signaled he will pull out of the agreement by May 12 unless it is revised, but he faces intense pressure from European allies not to do so. Netanyahu said he would share the newly uncovered information with Western allies and the international nuclear agency.

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