Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the 24-day wait period before the United States and the United Nations would gain access to inspect Iran’s nuclear sites during an interview with NBC's Lester Holt.
"You don't have inspections within 24 hours—you have 24 days before you can inspect any site that you find suspicious in Iran," Netanyahu said. "24 days. Can you imagine giving a drug dealer 24 days’ notice before you check the premises? That’s a lot of time to flush a lot of meth down the toilet."
Netanyahu believes the deal allows Iran to receive a lot of benefits without having to change their terroristic behavior.
"I think that Iran is different," Netanyahu said. "It is a zealot country. It is a country governed by a group that believes in militant Islamic fundamentalism. It has killed a lot of Americans. It’s killing everyone in sight in the Middle East. It's in Yemen; it's around our borders. It’s got a terror network that encompasses 30 countries."
On Tuesday, Netanyahu held a press conference after a deal was announced. In his statement, Netanyahu said Israel is not bound by the agreement.
Holt asked Netanyahu if Israel is not bound by the agreement would that reserve Israel the right to attack Iran unilaterally.
"Well, it means that when you have a regime that calls for our destruction, including in the last few days that says they'll wipe Israel off the face of the earth, we'll take any moves to defend ourselves," Netanyahu said.