Israel
4 March 2023

After IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated that “any military attack on a nuclear facility is outlaw” during a visit to Tehran, Prime Minister Netanyahu remarked: “Is Iran, which openly calls for our destruction, permitted to defend the destructive weapons that would slaughter us? Are we permitted to defend ourselves? It is clear that we are and it is clear that we will do so”.

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