Netanyahu has long accused Iran of developing a nuclear weapon and went on a global campaign against the Obama deal. He painted the nuclear program as an existential threat to Israel and the world, and said the agreement was too weak to contain it. Israel remains the Mideast’s only nuclear-armed state, an advantage it would like to keep.

President Donald Trump said he would impose secondary sanctions on nations or companies buying Iranian oil, ratcheting up pressure on Tehran as nuclear talks with the US hit a snag. “Any Country or person who buys ANY AMOUNT of OIL or PETROCHEMICALS from Iran will be subject to,

The United States imposed sanctions on entities it accused of being involved in the illicit trade of Iranian petroleum and petrochemicals.