27-11-2024 04:43 AM Jerusalem Timing

Netanyahu: Only Credible Military Threat Led by US can Stop Iran

Netanyahu: Only Credible Military Threat Led by US can Stop Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Tuesday for “a credible military option against Iran” that should be taken by the international community and headed by the United States to force Tehran to end its nuclear energy p

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called Tuesday for “a credible military option against Iran” that should be taken by the international community and headed by the United States to force Tehran to end its nuclear energy program.  "You have to ratchet up the pressure and… I don't think that this pressure will be sufficient to have this regime change course without a credible military option that is put before them by the international community led by the United States," he said adding that sanctions are not enough to stop Iran's nuclear energy program, and they should be backed by some military action.  Netanyahu made the comments a week after Tehran announced Iran's nuclear sites were being opened to envoys representing "geographical and political groups" in the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Netanyahu told foreign journalists Wednesday that the American diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks showed that Iran and its nuclear program were the primary concern for leaders in the Middle East.  “The WikiLeaks exposed the three main concerns of most, if not all, of the governments in this region. The first concern is Iran; the second concern is Iran; and the third concern is Iran,” Netanyahu said at an annual meeting with members of the international press in “Israel”.