Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the world must stand together to stop Iran from gaining access to a nuclear weapon in his much-anticipated address to the US Congress.
“We must all stand together to stop Iran’s march of conquest, subjugation and terror,” Netanyahu said on Tuesday in a speech expected to escalate his campaign against US President Barack Obama’s Iran diplomacy.
Netanyahu acknowledged the tension at the start of his speech and thanked Obama for his support during his time as president.
“I know that my speech has been the subject of much controversy… That was never my intention,” he said.
“The remarkable alliance of Israel and the United States has always been above politics. It must always remain above politics.”
But his rhetoric quickly shifted focus to Iran – which he said could not be trusted.
“Iran has proven time and again that it cannot be trusted,” no matter what it says about permitting verification of the terms of any accord designed to prevent it from getting such weapons, he said.
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