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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of hiding its nuclear weapons program, claiming that Tehran "brazenly lied" about the program after it signed a multination agreement that limits its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

"Iran lied big time. After signing the nuclear deal in 2015, Iran intensified its efforts to hide its secret nuclear files," Netanyahu said to an audience in Tel Aviv.

"In 2017 Iran moved its nuclear weapons files to a highly secret location in Tehran," he said. "Few Iranians knew where it was, very few, and also few Israelis," he continued.

Netanyahu said Israeli intelligence has obtained 55,000 files on the progress of the program.

The prime minister said that Iran has missiles that can reach Tel Aviv, Moscow and the Saudi capital of Riyadh and that Iran is working on longer-range missiles with nuclear capabilities.

"We've shared this material with the United States, and the United States can vouch for its authenticity," he said, adding that Israel will show the files to the Atomic Energy Agency and the international community.

The presentation comes just days before a May 12 deadline for the United States to address issues it has with the deal.