Minister Katz predicts Iran will quit nukes
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A senior Israeli Cabinet minister says President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement will force the Islamic Republic to abandon its pursuit of a bomb for good.
Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz says Wednesday that "Iran has two options -- to align or to fold and crumble." Speaking to the Herzliya Conference, an annual security gathering north of Tel Aviv, Katz says if Iran doesn't truly shut down its nuclear ambitions "it will encounter the US economic power, and we know the state of the Iranian economy."
The Israeli government has staunchly opposed the 2015 nuclear deal and warmly congratulated Trump on his decision. It says Iran abided by the deal because it served them well. Katz says the 2015 deal "was leading toward a nuclear weapon."
