Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Message To World: Iran Greatest Threat Now That Bin Laden Gone

The death of Bin Laden should not serve to create complacency, but rather as a reminder of the nature of the threats still looming. Threats like Iran getting the bomb, as Israeli PM Netanyahu reminds the world that with Bin Laden killed "the biggest threat is the possibility of the militant Islamic regime will acquire nuclear weapons."


CNN INTERVIEWER: Who would you consider today, the world's most dangerous man, the biggest threat to the world's security after bin Laden?

NETANYAHU: The biggest threat is the possibility of the militant Islamic regime will acquire nuclear weapons or that nuclear weapons will acquire a militant Islamic regime. The first is called Iran. If the Iranian regime gets atomic bombs, it'll change history.

CNN INTERVIEWER: Do you think Ahmadinejad is the biggest threat?

NETANYAHU: I think he's a big threat. I think his boss, Khamenei is a bigger threat. Iran is the country and he's infused with fanaticism - he wants to get the whole lot – he calls us Israel, "the little Satan" because America is "the great Satan" and I hope that Europe and Britain aren't offended because they're a middle-sized Satan. So all these Satans have to be eliminated and, if necessary, they're developing atomic bombs for that effect.

CNN INTERVIEWER: So why haven't you taken action, a targeted action against Iran if you're convinced it needs to be eliminated?

NETANYAHU: Well, because one of the things that we've looked at is the leadership of the international community, led by the United States, to force that regime to stop its nuclear bombs program. I think the sanctions might work if the international community makes it clear that there's a credible military option if the sanctions don't work. And I think that the coupling of those two things - economic sanctions and a military option if sanctions don't work - that's the only thing that will make this regime stop. And I hope to see that determination in place. Tweet