Israeli PM revealed trove of documents purporting Iran previously sought to obtain a nuclear weapon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday revealed a cache of files he claims were obtained from Iran and prove the country ran a secret program to build nuclear weapons.
Iranian leaders have long said their nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. But Netanyahu on Monday unveiled tens of thousands of pages of documents that he said undercut those claims.
“Tonight I’m here to tell you one thing. Iran lied, big time,” he said.
Netanyahu’s office billed the televised statement as a “significant development” regarding the Iran nuclear deal, but it largely presented evidence to prove what the world long ago accepted: that Iran sought to develop nuclear arms.
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