Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said Iran has an obligation to fully and truthfully disclose its nuclear arsenal while Israel has made no such commitment to disclose what it has.
During an interview on CNN's "New Day" morning program, Netanyahu pushed back on Chris Cuomo's daft assertion that in the spirit of disclosure, Israel should reveal its nuclear arsenal if it wants Iran to do the same.
One big difference, Netanyahu had to point out: Iran signed a nuclear accord in 2015; Israel did not.
"It's not the spirit of disclosure. It's the specific written commitment by Iran, as part of the deal to disclose what it has. Iran took that specific commitment," Netanyahu said on CNN.
Another big difference, Netanyahu pointed out.
"Israel is not threatening the annihilation of any country," Bibi said.
"We've always said we won't be the first to introduce (nukes) so we haven't introduced it," the prime minister said. "It's as good as an answer as you're going to get. … Iran calls, daily, for the annihilation of my country; we don't do that."
Netanyahu continues to press his case against Iran the morning after a speech in Tel Aviv where he outlined what he called new information proving that Iran "lied" and is in violation of the nuclear accord.
Intelligence experts have refuted that Netanyahu provided new information. Regardless, the PM continues efforts to disband the nuclear agreement, saying Israel and the world is not better off with the deal the world made with Iran in 2015.
"The fact that Iran is keeping, not violating a dangerous deal doesn't make it less dangerous. It's completely flawed. It's based on lies," Netanyahu told CNN.
"It's taken in the money, the billions, and it's using it to conquer Yemen, to fire rockets on Saudi Arabia, to colonize Syria militarily, to arm Hezbollah with the most dangerous missiles on Earth, to call for Israel's annihilation.
"The whole premise that this deal somehow guarantees a more safer and moderate Iran, is wrong," Bibi said.
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