Netanyahu Says Iran Deal Guarantees Nuclear Arms

Netanyahu's Address to U.S. Congress in Two Minutes

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, directly challenging President Barack Obama in a speech to U.S. lawmakers, said an emerging agreement with Iran would backfire and ensure the Islamic Republic gains a nuclear arsenal.

ā€œThat deal would not prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons -- it would all but guarantee that Iran gets those weapons, lots of them,ā€ Netanyahu said Tuesday in Washington, speaking to a joint meeting of the U.S. House and Senate in an effort to head off an accord being negotiated between Iran and world powers. ā€œIt paves Iranā€™s path to the bomb.ā€