Bennett: Israel is responsible for Iran’s nuclear program
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“Iran’s nuclear program is at the most advanced stage in history, Israel is responsible for ensuring that Tehran can never develop a nuclear weapon,” Naftali Bennett said.
“Iran’s nuclear program is at an advanced stage in history, Israel is responsible for ensuring that Tehran can never develop a nuclear weapon,” Israeli Prime Minister Angela Merkel was quoted as saying in Jerusalem on Sunday, according to Sputnik. Slowly
He added: “Iran’s nuclear program is at its most advanced stage in history.” It is Israel’s responsibility to make sure, through action, not words, that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.
“Nuclear weapons in the hands of such an extremist and brutal regime are changing the face of the region and the world,” Bennett said. For us (Israel) this is not a strategic problem, but an existential problem. These days, the world is waiting for Tehran’s decision on whether or not to return to the negotiating table in Vienna and re-sign the agreement on the Borjam nuclear program.
“Unfortunately, over the past three years, Iranians have taken a big step towards developing their uranium enrichment capabilities,” he said. The world is waiting, the Iranians are playing for time and the centrifuges are spinning.
Merkel arrived in Israel on Saturday for a farewell visit as German chancellor, which was originally scheduled for August 28-30, but was postponed due to the situation in Afghanistan.
The Israeli prime minister said this was Merkel’s seventh visit to Israel in 16 years.
Since April, talks have been under way in Vienna between Iran and the Group of Five (Russia, Britain, Germany, China and France) to restore the Iran nuclear deal to its original form.
The two sides are discussing the lifting of US sanctions against the Islamic Republic, the fulfillment of its nuclear commitments, and the return of the United States to the IAEA.
Representatives of the signatory countries also hold separate consultations with US envoys without Iran’s participation. Initially, the delegations were expected to complete the work at the end of May, then – at the beginning of June.
On September 21, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said talks on a full resumption of the nuclear deal would resume in Vienna in a few weeks.