Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged on Tuesday evening increasing pressure on Iran relating to her nuclear program and warned that “if the pressure will drop, nothing would deter Iran from achieving its nuclear goals.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged on Tuesday evening increasing pressure on Iran relating to her nuclear program and warned that “if the pressure will drop, nothing would deter Iran from achieving its nuclear goals.” 

During a meeting with delegation of 36 American congressmen headed by Congressman Steny Hoyer, Netanyahu claimed that though Iran's president said pressure wouldn't help, in the last two decades pressure was the only thing that helped.

Addressing Iranian President Sheikh Hasan Rouhani's speech regarding the nuclear issue, Netanyahu said in a Tuesday statement that pressure on Iran had, in fact, been effective.

"Iran's president said that pressure won't work. Not true! The only thing that has worked in the last two decades is pressure," the prime minister stressed.

"And the only thing that will work now is increased pressure. I have said that before and I'll say it again, because that's important to understand. You relent on the pressure, they will go all the way. You should sustain the pressure".

Earlier Tuesday, Rouhani said the Zionist entity "pursues the interests of a foreign country and receives most of its orders from the same country... even US interests are not being considered".

The State Department said on Tuesday that the inauguration of the Iranian President is a chance for the country to move quickly to “resolve concerns about its nuclear program”, but the United States wants to see actions from Tehran.

The inauguration of Rouhani, "presents an opportunity for Iran to act quickly to resolve the international community's deep concerns over their nuclear program," said State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki.

She added, however, "there are steps they need to take to meet their international obligations and find a peaceful solution to this issue, and the ball is in their court."