Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz, the Israeli government’s unofficial point man on the Iran nuclear deal, says that if he were American, he would oppose the agreement.
Steinitz’s statement comes in response to American Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, who asserted Monday that, were he Israeli, he would support the deal.
“If I were American, I would oppose the agreement,” Steinitz says, according to a press release. “I would oppose the agreement because it ensures from the outset Iran’s becoming a nuclear power capable of producing dozens of atomic bombs per month, ten years from today.
“I would oppose the agreement because it is likely to lead to a nuclear arms race between Iran and the Sunni Arab states -– in complete contravention of the avowed policy of the US.
“I would oppose the agreement because even in the short term, the inspections are not immediate and invasive, as was promised at the start.
“I would oppose the agreement because it harms the national security of the United States, Israel and every Western country.”
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