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JERUSALEM. – Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “expose the truth” about Iran as he set off for a US trip yesterday, a day after US president Barack Obama and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani contacted each other directly for the first time in more than 30 years.
In a statement, Netanyahu said: “I will represent the citizens of Israel, our national interests . . . our determination to defend ourselves and our hope for peace.”
He claimed Rouhani was using the diplomatic approach as a tactic to “fool” the West while the Iranians continued to enrich uranium in its nuclear programme.
“I will tell the truth in the face of the sweet-talk and onslaught of smiles. One must talk facts and must tell the truth . . . it is vital for the security and peace of the world and for the security of the State of Israel,” he said.
The Israeli prime minister will meet Obama in Washington today and speak at the UN General Assembly in New York tonmorrow.
Last week, Netanyahu ordered the Israeli delegation to boycott Rouhani’s speech at the assembly, calling it “cynical” and “full of hypocrisy”.
Last year, a main part of Netanyahu’s address to the assembly was dedicated to a warning about a threshold the Iranians may cross on their way to creating nuclear weapons. – Xinhua.
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