Khamenei: Israel becomes more insecure day by day

Reuters

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday the security of Israel, Tehran's arch-foe, would decline over time.

"Know that whether or not we reach a nuclear agreement, Israel becomes more insecure day by day," he said, without elaborating.

In an interview with the BBC, Netanyahu asserted that "the deal would've left Iran with the ability to enrich uranium for an atomic bomb while removing the sanctions," explaining that "The right deal that is needed is to dismantle Iran's capacity to make atomic bombs and only then dismantle the sanctions."

He said "the fact that there's no deal gives us the opportunity to continue the economic pressure that have proven to be the only thing that brought Iran to the table."

Insisting that "there's no right to enrich," Netanyahu said the Iranians only want to enrich uranium in order to develop an atomic bomb.

"How do we know that? Cause they're developing inter-continental ballistic missiles. What do you do with such missiles? The only reason you build ICBMs is to launch a nuclear warhead. So Iran - I think everybody understands - is unabashedly seeking to develop an atomic bomb," he told the BBC.

Both his interview to the BBC and his statement to the international press concluded with the prime minister noting that "Israel always, always reserves the right to defend itself."