Obama Says Israel Has Right to Defend Against Iran Threat
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President Barack Obama said the U.S. will do whatever is necessary to prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon and echoed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declaration that Israel has the right to “defend itself, by itself.”
Iran’s nuclear program and the turmoil in Syria were two of the main topics after the two leaders met for several hours at the prime minister’s residence. The U.S. is investigating claims that a chemical weapon had been used in Syria and that it would be a “game changer” if that was verified, Obama said at a press conference alongside Netanyahu in Jerusalem.