{"id":3993,"date":"2026-07-08T15:42:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3993"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:42:19","slug":"iran-definitely-possesses-chemical-weapons-would-not-hesitate-to-kill-americans-netanyahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3993","title":{"rendered":"Iran \u2018definitely\u2019 possesses chemical weapons, would not hesitate to kill Americans: Netanyahu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Iran \u201cdefinitely\u201d possesses chemical weapons and would \u201cnot care a whit about murdering hundreds of thousands of Americans if they could.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Netanyahu told\u00a0Newsmax\u00a0in an interview that the Islamic Republic had shown it was willing to murder its own citizens, and warned Tehran would have \u201cno compunction\u201d about using weapons of mass destruction.<\/p>\n

The US State Department has previously said Tehran is in non-compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention, citing, among other things, its alleged development of pharmaceutical-based agents for offensive purposes and failures to fully disclose past chemical weapons-related activities.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu said the Israel Defense Forces and US military embarked on \u201cOperation Roaring Lion\/Epic Fury\u201d in late February with the goal of \u201cdestroying the nuclear threat, or pushing it away, and also destroying a good chunk of their capacity to make ballistic missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you give that regime the ability to have ballistic missiles that could reach ultimately the United States and they could arm it with nuclear weapons, then every single American would be in danger,\u201d the premier explained. \u201cThat\u2019s why President Trump decided to do this. He does what he thinks is good for the United States, and in this case, I would say it was essential for the security of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

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