Netanyahu: New government will ‘openly’ oppose any attempts to revive Iran nuclear deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he plans to change Israel’s strategy on countering Iranian nuclear ambitions, promising to return the fight to the court of public opinion.

Speaking at a meeting of his new government’s ministers, Netanyahu says it is still a “possibility” that Western powers will resuscitate efforts to sign a nuclear deal with Iran — and that unlike the last government’s behind-the-scenes approach, he intends to apply public pressure.

“Our government is different and will act differently,” he says. “We will work openly, from a position of strength, in the international arena against a return to the nuclear agreement, not only in talks with leaders behind closed doors but strongly and openly in the sphere of global opinion, which is now aware of the true dangers posed by Iran – the Iranian regime that is killing innocent citizens in and outside Iran.”