“We’re going to show you Iran’s secret nuclear files,” Netanyahu said. He then laid out what he said was a years-old secret nuclear weapons program stored away that could be put into action at any time. ‘Boy who cries wolf’The White House underscored the US policy that “Iran must never have nuclear weapons” in a statement about Netanyahu’s speech. He said the nuclear deal was “based on Iranian lies and Iranian deception.”“Even after the deal, Iran continued to preserve and expand its nuclear weapons know-how for future use,” Netanyahu added. Rob Malley, a former Obama administration official, tweeted that “for those who have followed the Iranian nuclear file, there is nothing new in (Netanyahu’s) presentation.”“All it does is vindicate need for the nuclear deal.

Source: Manila Times May 01, 2018 10:52 UTC