According to the Ma'ariv report, Netanyahu's speech "reflected skepticism" over America's willingness to employ military force to resolve the Iranian issue. A recent article in The Washington Post disclosed excerpts of a conversation between U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense-designate Chuck Hagel, in which the latter said Washington should reconsider its military operations around the world.
Iran's nuclear program has been the focal point of friction between the United States and its closest ally. Tensions came to a head last September, with Netanyahu openly criticizing the Obama administration for refusing to set clear "red lines" for Tehran that would prompt U.S. military action. Under such circumstances, Netanyahu said, the United States has no "moral right" to demand that Israel refrain from striking on its own.
Meanwhile, The International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday night dismissed media reports of an explosion that allegedly decimated the Fordow underground nuclear facility near Qom on Jan. 21. The UN nuclear watchdog said the Iranian denial correlates reports by its inspectors who visited the installation in the wake of the alleged explosion and found it intact.
Rheza Halili, the Iranian source who leaked the details of the alleged explosion at Fordow to the media, said Tuesday that the West will soon discover a central Iranian nuclear site whose existence has not been known until today.
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