Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘military option inevitable’ if US-Iran nuclear talks drag on

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that “the military option” would become “inevitable” if talks between Washington and Tehran on Iran’s nuclear programme drag on.

“We agree that Iran will not have nuclear weapons,” Netanyahu said in a video statement following a meeting with US President Donald Trump. “This can be done in an agreement, but only if… they go in, blow up (Iran’s) facilities, dismantle all the equipment, under American supervision”, he said, adding that if talks drag on, “then the military option becomes inevitable”.