Israel says it has 'proof' of secret Iranian nuclear program
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahas accused Iran of lying about its nuclear program. (AAP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Iran of lying about its nuclear program and says Tehran continues to pursue its nuclear ambitions.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran has lied about not pursuing nuclear weapons, and has continued to preserve and expand its nuclear weapons knowledge after signing a 2015 deal with global powers.
"Iran's leaders repeatedly deny ever pursuing nuclear weapons," said Netanyahu on Monday. "Tonight I'm here to tell you one thing: Iran lied.
"After signing the nuclear deal in 2015, Iran intensified its efforts to hide its secret files," he said. "In 2017 Iran moved its nuclear weapons files to a highly secret location in Tehran."
Netanyahu said Iran continued to preserve and expand its nuclear weapons knowledge for future use.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had new "proof" of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program, as the US considers whether to quit a landmark atomic accord that Israel opposes.
The Israeli Prime Minister, who has repeatedly called for the accord between world powers and his country's main enemy Iran to either be altered or scrapped, gave a presentation live on television including videos and slides allegedly exposing Iran's nuclear dossier.
He said Israel had obtained tens of thousands of files "a few weeks ago in a great intelligence achievement".
"Tonight we're going to reveal new and conclusive proof of the secret nuclear weapons programme that Iran has been hiding for years from the international community in its secret atomic archive," Netanyahu said.
"We're going to show you Iran's secret nuclear files."
Netanyahu alleged Iran's leaders repeatedly lied about their nuclear ambitions.
He claims the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement does not prevent Tehran from eventually obtaining nuclear weapons and says the lifting of sanctions has increased Tehran's ability to finance proxy militants in the Middle East.
Netanyahu also wants to see curbs on Iran's missile programme.
US President Donald Trump has a May 12 deadline to decide on whether or not to walk away from the deal, which he has derided as "insane" partly because its restrictions on Iran's nuclear activities begin expiring in 2025.
Most world powers however say the nuclear deal is working as intended for now and is the best way to keep Iran from acquiring the bomb.
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