Media Stakeouts
Danny Danon (Israel) on Iran - Security Council Media Stakeout
Israel's Permanent Representative to the UN, Danny Danon, delivers a statement on the latest in Israels operation "Rising Lion" and he also previews the emergency Security Council session called by the Islamic Republic.
Ambassador Danon presents the position of Israel ahead of the Security Council meeting where the IAEA will present a situational update on the status of nuclear facilities in Iran. As of this press conference, Israel and Iran are in the
Ambassador Danon claims that Israel has proof that Iran's nuclear program is being built for offensive purposes. "The Director General of the IAEA [Rafael Mariano Grossi] will speak at the Security Council. I would advise you to ask him: the amount of uranium enriched already in Iran if it serves civilian usage or a military program. . . . We have the intelligence that Iran built a military program, not a civilian one, which was not supervised by the IAEA"