Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Netanyahu: Iran can agree to US nuclear deal, but under one condition

Following his meeting with US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Iran “must not have nuclear weapons,” adding that this could be achieved by two routes: diplomatically or militarily.

He added that the deal would only be acceptable if it were similar to the one with Libya: “We go in, blow up the facilities, and dismantle all the equipment, under American supervision and execution. That’s the ideal scenario.”

“The second option, which we don’t want, is that they’ll simply drag out the negotiations, and in that case, the military option becomes the only choice.”However, Iran would be allowed to maintain a civilian nuclear program for electricity generation, such as the Bushehr reactor, even if it must completely dismantle its current nuclear program, including the facilities housing centrifuges and enabling uranium enrichment. A source familiar with the details of the discussions told The Jerusalem Post: “Trump said Iran will not have nuclear weapons. Military nuclear facilities, no; civilian nuclear, yes.” (Read More)