Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a potential nuclear deal with Iran must include the complete destruction of Tehran’s nuclear facilities under U.S. supervision and reiterated that the Islamic republic cannot have a nuclear weapon.
“We agree that Iran must not be allowed to possess nuclear weapons. This can be achieved through an agreement — but only if it is a Libya-style agreement; one where the facilities are entered, dismantled, and destroyed under American supervision and execution — that’s good,” Netanyahu said in a video Tuesday, prior to departure for Israel, referencing the 2003 nuclear disarmament of Libya.
The prime minister said the “second option is that it won’t happen at all, and they will just drag out the negotiations.”
“In that case, the option is military,” he said. “Everyone understands that. We discussed this at length.”
Trump said on Monday, standing alongside Netanyahu, who was at the White House for a meeting, that the U.S. will conduct direct talks with Iran over its nuclear program on Saturday. The talks will happen in Oman.
The president’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, will be leading the U.S. delegation at the upcoming talks, Axios reported, citing sources familiar with the plan. The Hill has reached out to the National Security Council for comment.
“I think if talks aren’t successful with Iran, I think Iran is going to be in great danger, and I hate to say it, because they can’t have a nuclear weapon. It’s not a complicated formula,” Trump said on Monday.
The president withdrew the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018. The agreement put limits on Iran’s nuclear program, but those critical of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action argued it did not curb Iran’s aggressiveness.
“So we’re going to see if we can avoid it, but it’s getting to be very dangerous territory. And hopefully those talks will be successful. And I think it would be in Iran’s best interests if they are successful, we hope, we hope that’s going to happen,” Trump said.
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