Netanyahu: Iran poses greater threat than Islamic State
- 10 years ago
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A nuclear-armed Iran would pose a far greater threat to the world than Islamic State militants who have seized large swaths of Syria and Iraq, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
"Make no mistake, ISIS (Islamic State) must be defeated," Netanyahu told the United Nations General Assembly. "But to defeat ISIS and leave Iran as a threshold nuclear power is to win the battle and lose the war."
"Iran's nuclear military capabilities must be fully dismantled," Netanyahu said. Netanyahu said that the point of Tehran's recent "charm offensive" toward the West was to get international sanctions lifted "and remove the obstacles to Iran's path to the bomb."
In his speech, Netanyahu appeared to attempt to shift the attention of the West back to Iran after last week's U.N. meetings were dominated by the threat of Islamic State and international efforts to stop the militant group.
A nuclear-armed Iran would pose a far greater threat to the world than Islamic State militants who have seized large swaths of Syria and Iraq, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
"Make no mistake, ISIS (Islamic State) must be defeated," Netanyahu told the United Nations General Assembly. "But to defeat ISIS and leave Iran as a threshold nuclear power is to win the battle and lose the war."
"Iran's nuclear military capabilities must be fully dismantled," Netanyahu said. Netanyahu said that the point of Tehran's recent "charm offensive" toward the West was to get international sanctions lifted "and remove the obstacles to Iran's path to the bomb."
In his speech, Netanyahu appeared to attempt to shift the attention of the West back to Iran after last week's U.N. meetings were dominated by the threat of Islamic State and international efforts to stop the militant group.