Israel says Iran lied about nuclear programme

Benjamin Netanyahu reveals ‘new and
conclusive proof’ Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons

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“Tonight, I’m here to tell you one thing: Iran lied – big time,”
Netanyahu said, before revealing a trove of around 100,000 Iranian
documents that were seized by Israeli spies in January.

However, Netanyahu “did not provide any evidence that Iran had
violated the nuclear agreement since it took effect in early 2016”,
says The New York Times.

Netanyahu’s speech came at a “critical time for the nuclear
deal”, says The Washington Post, days before the 12 May
deadline for Donald Trump to decide whether to continue to waive
sanctions that were lifted under the agreement.

The US President’s new Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo,
appeared to back Netanyahu’s interpretation of the documents last
night, saying they showed that Iranian leaders had lied about its
nuclear weapons programme.

“But Pompeo declined to say whether the documents provided
evidence of a violation of the nuclear deal,” Reuters reports.