India, June 25 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that Israel's war against Iran has brought the country's nuclear programme "to ruin."

In a televised statement to the nation after the start of a ceasefire agreed to by both countries, Netanyahu said that Israel destroyed nuclear facilities in Natanz and Isfahan, along with the Arak heavy water reactor. Follow LIVE updates.

"For dozens of years, I promised you that Iran would not have nuclear weapons and indeed ... we brought to ruin Iran's nuclear programme," Netanyahu said, according to the Associated Press.

In his 10-minute speech, Netanyahu said that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.

"We have thwarted Iran's nuclear project. And if anyone in Iran trie...