TEHRAN (Tasnim) � Israel has 200 nuclear weapons which all have been �pointed at Iran", according to former US secretary of state Colin Powell's leaked emails.





The former US secretary of state revealed the information in an email he sent to a colleague last year, which was obtained by the hacking group DCLeaks and published on LobeLog, a foreign policy blog, The Independent reported late on Friday.

He was writing to business partner and democratic donor Jeffrey Leeds regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu�s speech to US Congress, warning them against last year�s nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), between Tehran and world powers.

In January 2016, Iran and six leading powers � the US, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany � started the implementation of the JCPOA reached in July 2015 when Tehran agreed to scale down its nuclear activities in return for lifting of some sanctions.

�Negotiators can�t get what he wants,� wrote Powell in the email.

�The boys in Tehran know Israel has 200, all targeted on Tehran, and we have thousands.�

With an estimated 200 to 400 nuclear warheads in its arsenal, the Israeli regime has refused to allow inspections of its military nuclear facilities or sign the international nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

By Tasnim News Agency