The fear is that so long as Iran maintains residual nuclear capacity – even for civilian use – it could develop atomic arms that would threaten Israel. As Netanyahu made clear at the United Nations General Assembly on October 1, Israeli officials do not trust Iran’s new government to change course.
内塔尼亚胡将伊朗核计划作为最高级别外交政策优先项。他对伊朗的目的颇为狐疑，希望彻底拆除伊朗的核电厂。内塔尼亚胡担心，只要伊朗保有残留的核能力——即使只是出于民用——就有助于其开发威胁以色列安全的原子弹。内塔尼亚胡在10月1日的联合国大会上明确指出，以色列官员不相信伊朗的新政府会改变策略。