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Israel's Netanyahu warns US against 'paving way to Iran bomb' | |
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The Israeli prime minister has warned that a deal under discussion on Iran's nuclear programme could "pave its way to the bomb", rather than block it. | |
In a speech to US Congress punctuated by standing ovations, Benjamin Netanyahu depicted Iran as a "threat to the entire world". | |
Talks on Iran's nuclear programme are nearing a critical late-March deadline for an outline agreement to be reached. | Talks on Iran's nuclear programme are nearing a critical late-March deadline for an outline agreement to be reached. |
It also comes just two weeks before a closely fought election in Israel. | |
Mr Netanyahu insisted that he was not trying to meddle in internal US politics. | |
The White House had criticised his plan to address Congress on the matter. | |
It had complained that the speech - at Republican invitation, without consulting the White House - was interfering in domestic politics by trying to swell domestic opposition to any Iran deal. | |
The US, UK, France, Germany, Russia and China are seeking to reach agreement to curtail Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief. | The US, UK, France, Germany, Russia and China are seeking to reach agreement to curtail Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief. |
'March of conquest' | 'March of conquest' |
Mr Netanyahu was greeted with whoops and cheers as he made his way to the podium, shaking hands as he went. | Mr Netanyahu was greeted with whoops and cheers as he made his way to the podium, shaking hands as he went. |
He insisted the Israel-US relationship "must remain above politics" and that he was "grateful for the support of the American people". | He insisted the Israel-US relationship "must remain above politics" and that he was "grateful for the support of the American people". |
But he quickly went on to the meat of his speech, saying Iran had proven time and time again that it could not be trusted. | |
The country was on a "march of conquest, subjugation and terror", he said. | The country was on a "march of conquest, subjugation and terror", he said. |
"Iran's regime is as radical as ever, the ideology is deeply rooted in militant Islam... it will always be an enemy of US". | "Iran's regime is as radical as ever, the ideology is deeply rooted in militant Islam... it will always be an enemy of US". |
Its participation in the battle against Islamic State did not make it a friend, he said: "This enemy of your enemy is your enemy." | |
Mr Netanyahu went on to criticise the likely contours of the deal currently being negotiated in Switzerland. | |
He said it relied heavily on international monitoring, when Iran "plays a pretty good game of hide and cheat with UN inspectors". | |
He said it would leave in Iran with a vast nuclear infrastructure and lift restrictions on its nuclear programmes in a decade. | |
"This deal doesn't block Iran's path to the bomb, it paves Iran's path to the bomb," Mr Netanyahu said, claiming Iran could have 100 nuclear bombs in five years. | |
"The days when the Jews remain passive in the face of genocidal enemies are over," he said to big cheers. |