Netanyahu announced Iran's restoration of ballistic missile production

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on December 31 that the Iranian government wants to return to the production of ballistic missiles and is trying to restore the nuclear program.

"They're going back to producing [ballistic missiles]. <...> As for the nuclear program, I think they're trying to do that," he said in an interview with Fox News.

The prime minister clarified that he was not sure if the Iranian government had crossed the "line," suggesting that they were influenced by the warning from US President Donald Trump.

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On December 29, Trump announced that the United States would support possible Israeli strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran if Tehran attempts to continue developing its missile and nuclear programs. Trump also added that if Iran tries to "strengthen itself" on this issue, the American and Israeli countries "will have to knock it down."

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