Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Thursday that Israel will do whatever is necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, regardless of any diplomatic agreement. The statement came in response to the IRGC commander's declaration that Iran intends to continue nuclear weapons development. 'Israel's existence is not negotiable,' Netanyahu said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement early Thursday morning responding to a declaration by the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that Iran intends to continue developing nuclear weapons. Netanyahu said that Israel's existence is not negotiable and that he is determined to do whatever is necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, with or without a diplomatic agreement. The statement reaffirms Israel's longstanding policy of independent action against the Iranian nuclear threat.
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