BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 1. Former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of making false claims about Iran's nuclear capabilities.
According to the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, Eisenkot made the remarks during a conference in central Israel, rejecting Netanyahu's assertion that Iran already possessed nuclear weapons.
"Netanyahu said repugnant things. Iran had no nuclear bombs whatsoever. He is fabricating reality to frighten the Israeli public," Eisenkot was quoted as saying.
His comments were in response to an interview Netanyahu gave to Israel's Channel 14, in which the prime minister said he had entered Iran twice to save Israel from what he described as atomic bombs already in Iran's possession.
Iran has consistently denied seeking nuclear weapons, maintaining that its nuclear programme is intended solely for peaceful purposes.
