📰 2 sources 3 articles · 22 Oct 2026, 16:11 → 22 days ago

Netanyahu: Mojtaba Khamenei decided to complete development of the 'nuclear bomb detonation system'

In an interview with the newspaper Israel Hayom, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Mojtaba Khamenei decided to complete the development of what he called the 'nuclear bomb detonation system', and that Iran faces difficulty controlling this system. The remarks come amid continuing escalation between Israel and Iran and the controversy over Tehran's nuclear program.

📍 Where things stand: The remarks were relayed by Lebanese media outlets from Israel Hayom, with no further details on the content or timing of the Iranian instructions.

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22 Oct 2026, 16:11 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement to Israel Hayom that Mojtaba Khamenei decided to complete the development of the 'nuclear bomb detonation system'.
22 Oct 2026, 16:16 A Lebanese media outlet quoted Netanyahu telling Israel Hayom that Mojtaba Khamenei issued instructions pushing the race toward the nuclear bomb forward, with no further details on the content or timing of these instructions.
22 Oct 2026, 16:20 In the same interview, Netanyahu added that Iran faces difficulty controlling what he called the 'nuclear bomb detonation system', while the newspaper quoted him on Mojtaba Khamenei's decision to complete the development of this system, in the context of continuing escalation between Israel and Iran and the controversy over Tehran's nuclear program.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

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