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Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Netanyahu after Biden landing: Only ‘credible military threat’ can stop Iran
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Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu tells reporters on the tarmac after the arrival of US President Joe Biden that Iran can only be stopped with military threats.
“In order to stop regimes like Iran, economic sanctions are not enough, diplomatic sanctions are not enough,” says Netanyahu, who was not part of the official greeting ceremony for the US president but did shake his hand. “There is no way to stop Iran without a credible military threat.”
Netanyahu says the hope is that such threats “will deter” Iran, and if not, “then there is no choice but to activate” them.
Biden did not mention Iran in his remarks after landing, but Prime Minister Yair Lapid and President Isaac Herzog both said that countering Iran’s nuclear program is a top priority.
The Times of Israel Community.