No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their due reward from Me, saith the LORD. (Isaiah 54:17)

Addressing a group of Russian Jewish leaders on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised the crowd that he will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons, according to the Jerusalem Post.

Netanyahu also told the crowd that the “true” Iran was not the one of propaganda films produced by Foreign Minister Javad Zarif smiling and speaking about a peaceful future, but rather that of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei calling Jews “rabid dogs.”

Khamenei, at a rally in Iran on Wednesday, called Israel an “illegitimate regime” led by “untouchable rabid dogs.”

“It is forbidden for Iran to have nuclear weapon,” the Prime Minister said. “And I can promise you they won’t have nuclear weapons.”

Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for four and a half hours on Wednesday in attempts to persuade him to take a more hardline stance against Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. Netanyahu hopes an increase in Russian support opens up the possibility of brokering a deal with Iran similar to the one reached to disarm Syria of its chemical weapons this past September.

In addition to meeting Russian Jewish leaders, Netanyahu briefed senior Russian journalists Thursday morning. He is also scheduled to do two more media interviews and visit the new Jewish museum in Moscow before heading back to Israel late Thursday night.