Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Thursday, June 1, 2023
Netanyahu: Israel will do everything it needs to stop Iran from having nuclear weapons
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issues a video statement on Iran on June 1, 2023. (Screencapture)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joins a chorus of voices coming out of Israel, warning that Israel will act to stop Iran from achieving a nuclear weapon.
“I hear all the publications regarding Iran, so I have a clear message to both Iran and the international community: Israel will do everything it needs to do to prevent Iran from having nuclear weapons,” Netanyahu says in a video message.
The comments come after the UN nuclear watchdog yesterday closed two investigations into Iran’s nuclear program and also amid reports that Israel fears that the US is moving toward a fresh nuclear deal with Tehran, which Jerusalem bitterly opposes.
