*TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday dismissednew allegations by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Tehranhas a secret nuclear weapons programme.*

In a tweet, Zarif said that US President Donald Trump “is jumping on arehash of old allegations already dealt with by the IAEA (InternationalAtomic Energy Agency) to ´nix´ the (2015 nuclear) deal.”

“How convenient. Coordinated timing of alleged intelligence revelations bythe boy who cries wolf just days before May 12,” he said referring toNetanyahu and Trump´s deadline to decide whether or not to walk away fromthe nuclear agreement with Iran.