Netanyahu vows Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons while he is prime minister

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed that Iran would not obtain nuclear weapons as long as he remains prime minister, after US President Donald Trump said that Tehran was attempting to rebuild its nuclear weapons capabilities.

“President Trump announced this evening that Iran is trying to arm itself again with nuclear weapons. That is true,” Netanyahu said.

“After we destroyed its immediate ability to produce nuclear bombs, both during Operation Rising Lion and Operation Roaring Lion, they are trying again.”

Speaking at the Western Wall ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Netanyahu pledged that Israel would prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

It is important to note that Trump never directly said that Tehran was attempting to rebuild nuclear weapons; rather, he stated that the US had "noticed there's a little activity at Pickaxe."