Netanyahu: The World Can’t Trust Iran; President Rouhani Is “A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing”

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel is not fooled by Iran’s recent cooperation on talks about its nuclear weapons, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his country’s position that the only way to peacefully stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons is to combine tough sanctions with a credible military threat, asserting that Israel would present that threat alone if need be.

“Don’t let up the pressure [on Iran],” Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, adding that the only deal that could be made with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani was one that “fully dismantles Iran’s nuclear weapons programme”.


Netanyahu who described Rouhani as “a wolf in sheep’s clothing”, argued that the Iranian president, who has been at the forefront of softening rhetoric and historic increasing engagement with the United States, was not being forthright.
“I wish we could believe Rouhani’s words, but we must focus on Iran’s action,” Netanyahu said, while asserting that the real power in Iran remained the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei.
He outlined a four-point plan for resolving the dispute of Iran’s nuclear programme diplomatically, warning that if it was not adhered to the threat of military action must remain on the table.
Iran has consistently denied that it has a nuclear weapons programme, saying that its nuclear programme is for civilian use in the energy and medical sectors only.