In August, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif derided Israel for possessing "the only nuclear bombs in our region," along with the United States, calling "the former a habitual aggressor and the latter the sole user of nukes." Israel is trying to lobby world powers to follow the US in exiting their 2015 deal with Iran, which capped the Islamic Republic’s nuclear capabilities in return for lifting of sanctions.The Israelis deem the agreement insufficient for denying their arch-foe the means to eventually get the bomb - something that Tehran, which is a signatory to the 1970 Non-Proliferation Treaty, denies wanting.Herb Keinon and Anna Ahronheim contributed to this report.As world marks Int'l Day against Nuclear Tests, let's remember that only nuclear bombs in our region belong to Israel and the US; the former a habitual aggressor & the latter the sole user of nukes. Let's also remember that Iran has called for Nuclear Weapon Free Zone since 1974.
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) August 29, 2018