Iran condemns Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s call to \”finish the job\” against Iran. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei says Israel \”can’t do a thing\” on Iran. Netanyahu said Israel had \”dealt a mighty blow to Iran’s terror axis\” during the past 16 months. US President Donald Trump has reinstated a \”maximum pressure\” policy against Iran, mirroring his approach during his first term. Under this policy, the United States unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, accusing Tehran of pursuing nuclear weapons. The Islamic republic has repeatedly denied these allegations, though it has scaled back its commitments under the agreement and increased uranium enrichment levels to 60 per cent, according to Iranian media reports. The U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio said Iran would never become a nuclear power, labelling the Islamic republic the \”greatest\” source of instability in the Middle East. He added that Iran’s nuclear activities comply with the safeguards protocol of the UN nuclear agency and emphasised Tehran’s commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
