President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel hold a joint press availability in the Oval Office July 6, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Ahead Of Expected ‘Gestures’ By Rouhani, PM Urges World To Remain Firm On Iran Nukes -- Jerusalem Post
Netanyahu to discuss Tehran’s overtures when meeting with Obama at end of month in Washington.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu responded Tuesday to what Jerusalem views as Iran’s “charm offensive” by laying down four stiff criteria for determining whether Tehran has indeed abandoned its nuclear program.
“The way to stop Iran’s nuclear program requires four steps: Halting all uranium enrichment; removing all enriched uranium; closing [the uranium enrichment facility at] Qom; and stopping the plutonium track,” Netanyahu told the cabinet.
“Only a combination of these four steps will constitute an actual stopping of the nuclear program, and until all four of these measures are achieved, the pressure on Iran must be increased and not relaxed, and certainly not eased,” he added.
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My Comment: In the past these discussions usually revolved around Israeli pressuring the U.S. to launch a military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities ... but I am now sensing that such an option is no longer becoming a priority. Either way .... we shall find out in two weeks.
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