Netanyahu says his attitude to Iran deal won’t change under Trump

Asked by moderator Chaim Saban at the Saban Forum about the Iran deal, specifically in the wake of Donald Trump’s election, Netanyahu doesn’t diverge from the same answers he’s been giving since the deal was signed over a year ago.

“Israel is committed to preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons,” he says. “That has not changed and will not change. As far as President-elect Trump — I look forward to speaking to him about what to do about this bad deal.”

He reiterates why he opposes the deal: “Because it doesn’t prevent Iran from getting nukes”; rather, it “paves the way” to Iran’s acquirement of an “arsenal” of atomic weapons through “industrial-scale enrichment.”

Netanyahu says that’s a topic he’ll discuss with Trump once he takes office.

“I will say this: That since the deal was signed, Iran has become a more aggressive power,” he says, accusing Tehran of developing missiles that can reach the United States.

“We have to stop Iran’s march to the bomb; its development for long-range missiles; its support for terrorism in the Middle East and throughout the world,” he says.