Israel to send experts with Iran 'nuclear archive' to Germany and France
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will send experts with materials demonstrating that Iran is secretly working on the creation of nuclear weapons to Germany and France. The head of the Israeli government said this during a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to the Israeli Cabinet’s twitter.
The message noted that Netanyahu “agreed to share” this data with France and Germany, and that they will be presented with "detailed materials that Israel obtained from Iran's efforts to create nuclear weapons."
Additionally, according to Tel Aviv, the issue of Tehran’s continued work on its nuclear program was also raised during a telephone conversation of Netanyahu with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. During the talks, the Russian president stressed that the agreement with Iran on the nuclear program should be "strictly observed by all parties." According to Putin, this plan is "of paramount importance for ensuring international stability and security."
On Monday, April 30, Netanyahu claimed that Tehran is secretly continuing to work on nuclear weapons and hiding evidence from the global community. In support of this, he presented part of the secret "nuclear archive" of Iran - documents obtained by Israeli intelligence.
Tehran has denied the accusations. According to a statement by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the Israeli accusations are "childish and ridiculous". "Netanyahu’s show was a childish and ridiculous game ... The planned show ahead of May 12 deadline is to affect Trump’s decision on Iran’s nuclear deal," Reuters quotes Araghchi as saying.
US President Donald Trump promised to decide by May 12 whether the United States will stay or leave the "nuclear deal" with Iran. The agreement was concluded in 2015 between the United States, Russia, Britain, France, Germany and China on the one hand, and Iran on the other. The deal implies a gradual lifting of sanctions on Tehran in exchange for the latter’s abandonment of its nuclear program. Iran also had to admit International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to its nuclear facilities.