US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had given Tehran a 60-day ultimatum, which expired on Thursday, to make a deal over its escalating uranium enrichment program.
A sixth round of US-Iran talks had been scheduled to take place in Oman on Sunday, but it was unclear whether it would go ahead.
Danon said Israel had been patient despite mounting risks.
“We waited for diplomacy to work … We watched negotiations stretch on, as Iran made false concessions or refused the most fundamental conditions,” Danon told the Security Council.
He said intelligence had confirmed Iran could have produced enough fissile material for multiple bombs within days.
Senior US official McCoy Pitt said the United States will continue to seek a diplomatic resolution that ensures Iran will never acquire a nuclear weapon or pose a threat to stability in the Middle East.
“Iran’s leadership would be wise to negotiate at this time,” Pitt told the council.
While Washington was informed of Israel’s initial strikes ahead of time, it was not militarily involved, he said.
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi told the Security Council the above-ground pilot enrichment plant at Iran’s Natanz nuclear site had been destroyed, and that Iran has reported that nuclear sites at Fordow and Isfahan were also attacked.
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