Don’t allow Iran rebuild nuclear capabilities, Netanyahu urges UN
The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday urged global leaders at the United Nations General Assembly to prevent Iran from rebuilding its nuclear capabilities and military programs. The call comes a day before the United Nations is set to reimpose sanctions on Tehran.
Reports say all U.N. sanctions on Iran are due to be reimposed at 8 p.m. EDT on Saturday, after the E3 European powers (France, Germany and Italy) sparked a 30-day process accusing Tehran of violating a 2015 deal which prevented it from developing a nuclear weapon.
According to Diplomats, a Russian-Chinese proposal to delay sanctions for six months may be unfruitful when the U.N. Security Council votes on Friday, as last-ditch talks between Iran and Britain, France and Germany failed to reach a positive resolution.
Making reference to Israel and U.S. bombings of Iran’s nuclear facilities in June, Netanyahu said to the U.N. General Assembly: “We removed an existential threat to Iran, to Israel rather, and a mortal threat to the civilized world. We lifted a dark cloud that could have claimed millions and millions of lives, but ladies and gentlemen, we must remain vigilant.”
“We must not allow Iran to rebuild its military nuclear capacities, Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium. These stockpiles must be eliminated, and tomorrow, U.N. Security Council sanctions on Iran must be snapped back,” the Israeli Prime Minister added.
