JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israeli Minister of Intelligence and Strategic Affairs Yuval Steinitz is warning about the inherent dangers in the current negotiations between six world powers and Iran.
Following a briefing Thursday for the foreign press, Steinitz told CBN News it's not just Iran's nuclear program that poses a direct threat to the United States; it's also its missile program.
His warning comes just two weeks after Iran used an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) to launch a satellite.
"It's actually a test for intercontinental ballistic missiles that can bring nuclear warheads directly from Iran to Boston or to New York," Steinitz said.
"And therefore it's true it's a greater threat to Israel because they are speaking about the annihilation of the Jewish state, but it's a great threat to the United States of America if those Islamic zealots and those ayatollahs get nuclear weapons in the future."
The negotiations between the P5+1 (United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany) and Iran are scheduled to end March 24.
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