Israel says Iran hiding nuclear warehouse

Clandestine nuclear dumping, concealing atomic material near a rug-cleaning plant and lying to international partners.

Accusing Iran of all of the above, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired a new salvo in his campaign to prove Tehran could not be trusted and poses a massive threat to international security. In response, Iran shrugged.

Mr Netanyahu’s presentation at the UN General Assembly, brandishing props and exhibiting his trademark showmanship, marked the latest in a run of revelations or accusations about Iran’s nuclear program.

He challenged UN nuclear inspectors to examine a new “secret atomic warehouse” near Tehran. It was unclear whether the announcement shed new light on what inspectors already knew.

Showing a map and photo of the site on oversize boards, Mr Netanyahu said Iran concealed “massive amounts of equipment and material” in a facility near a rug-cleaning plant in the Turquzabad district.