On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the nuclear accord the world powers are negotiating with Iran “dangerous, ” saying it is much worse than he feared.
“The dangerous accord which is being negotiated in Lausanne confirms our concerns and even worse, ” Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting which was broadcast on Israel Radio.
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Netanyahu denounced the “Iran-Lausanne-Yemen axis which is dangerous for all of humanity and which must be stopped.”
He warned that Iran could be in a position to “conquer” the Middle East, having achieved control over much of Iraq, Lebanon and Syria. Add a nuclear capability, and you got yourself a nightmare.
Netanyahu said Israel had “strong, bipartisan support” from both Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress.
A meeting between Netanyahu and visiting Republican senators led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), focused on the Iran nuclear talks, which McConnell agreed was a bad deal.
Deputy Foreign Minister Tzahi Hanegbi Israel Radio that Israel “will not be bound by an accord concluded by others and will know how to defend itself.”
Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz said it was a “bad deal full of loopholes.”
“Very serious doubts also exist in the United States, Europe, France and Britain, ” Steinitz added.
