A senior Israeli source familiar with Iran's nuclear program told Haaretz that Netanyahu's claim that Iran possessed nuclear bombs was 'a complete lie.' Eisenkot said Netanyahu is 'inventing a reality, and that's how he frightens the Israeli public'
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A senior Israeli source familiar with Iran's nuclear program told Haaretz that Netanyahu's claim that Iran possessed nuclear bombs was 'a complete lie.' Eisenkot said Netanyahu is 'inventing a reality, and that's how he frightens the Israeli public'

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05:06 PM • September 19 2026 IDT
In an interview on pro-government Channel 14 at the end of June, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had "decided to strike Iran twice in order to save us from annihilation by nuclear bombs that they already had. Who knows who would still be here today?"
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