Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran is developing long-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States, warning that Tehran’s expanding weapons program poses a global security threat.
“Iran can blackmail any American city,” Netanyahu warned in an interview with Ben Shapiro, alleging that Tehran is developing intercontinental ballistic missiles with a range of 8,000 kilometers.
“People don’t believe it. Iran is developing intercontinental missiles with a range of 8,000 kilometres, add another 3,000, and they can get to the East Coast of the US.”
He said the missiles could “put New York City, Boston, Washington or Miami under their atomic guns.”
“That’s a really big danger, you don’t want to be under the nuclear gun of these people, who are not necessarily rational and chant ‘death to America,’” he added.
Netanyahu said Israel is “doing great work keeping that away,” crediting cooperation with Washington for bolstering regional defense.
He said Israel and the United States are co-developing “the most advanced offensive weapons on the planet,” and claimed Israeli intelligence had prevented attacks by ISIS, including plots against US targets.
Turning to Gaza, he said Israel is “close to the end of the war, but not there yet,” adding that “we smashed the Iranian axis with most of their proxies.”
Netanyahu said Israel’s campaign would only conclude once Hamas rule in Gaza ends and the remaining hostages are freed.
