Netanyahu: Iran seeking not one or two but 200 bombs

PanARMENIAN.Net - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the demand from Iran to halt its uranium enrichment is not his own condition, but the one set by the United Nations Security Council.

In an interview with the Washington Post, Netanyahu said: "They’re minimal demands — that Iran remove all enriched nuclear material, that they stop all enrichment and that they shut down the illicit nuclear facility in Qom. I think they should be held to this. It’s an acid test of whether they are serious. We shouldn’t put style over substance."

Netanyahu downplayed hopes over the election of Hassan Rouhani as Iran's president.

"The elections reflect a deep dissatisfaction of the Iranian people with its regime. Unfortunately, this result doesn’t have the power to change Iran’s nuclear ambitions. These are determined not by the elected president but by the so-called supreme leader, (Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei. He remains committed to pursuing the path of arming Iran with nuclear weapons, and I’m afraid the elections are not going to change that," Netanyahu said.

“We can’t let the Iranian regime play this game. They play for time. They continue to enrich. They broaden the base of their nuclear program. What Iran is seeking is not one or two bombs but 200 bombs. They’re building ICBMs parallel to developing their nuclear weapons program,” he said and added, addressing the U.S.: “The ICBMs are not intended for us; they’re intended for you. Within six to eight years, they intend to be able to reach the continental United States.”