ABC News:
In a speech to Congress today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran is playing a “deadly ‘Game of Thrones'” and warned that the country’s regime “poses a great threat not only to Israel but also to the peace of the entire world.”
“In this deadly ‘Game of Thrones,’ there is no place for America or for Israel. No place for Christians, Jews or Muslims,” he said. “So when it comes to Iran or ISIS the enemy of your enemy is your enemy.”
Netanyahu thanked lawmakers for decades of support and said Israelis were protected last summer from Hamas rocket attacks “because this Capitol Dome helped build our Iron Dome.”
He then turned to Iran, warning that “Iran’s regime poses a great threat not only to Israel but also to the peace of the entire world.”
“Iran’s regime is as radical as ever,” Netanyahu said. “This regime will always be an enemy of America.”
Netanyahu warned that if the Iran nuclear deal is accepted “that deal will not prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons,” but “it will guarantee” Iran gets the bomb.
The Israeli prime minister heavily criticized a nuclear deal under negotiations between the United States, Iran and the other so-called P5+1 world powers.
“It doesn’t block Iran’s path to the bomb. It paves Iran’s path to the bomb,” he said.
Netanyahu called on Congress not to lift restrictions on Iran until Iran stops its aggression against its neighbors in the Middle East, stop supporting terrorism around the world, and stop threatening to annihilate Israel.
“For over a year we’ve been told that no deal is better than a bad deal,” he said. “Well this is a bad deal. A very bad deal. We’re better off without it.”
Netanyahu said Israel can defend itself and promised to act unilaterally against Iran if necessary, though he believes the U.S. would stand with Israel…
