Keep up pressure on Iran, says Israel
22 Oct 2013 5:06 AM IST
Facing isolation over the Iranian nuclear issue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appealed to the international community to keep up the pressure on Tehran, warning that ‘there is a danger’ that the Geneva talks will grant legitimacy to the ‘rogue regime’.
Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said the nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 in Geneva might ‘give legitimacy to a rogue regime that is participating in the massacre in Syria, is directing a global terror campaign, and calls for the destruction of Israel.’
The right attitude in the face of this regime should be to respect it, suspect it and pressure it, he added.
‘We must not forget that the Iranian regime has systematically deceived the international community in the past,’ he said, adding, ‘As long as we do not see acts, international pressure must continue.’ As the pressure increases, the chance that Iran will abandon its nuclear programme also increases, he said.
Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said the nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 in Geneva might ‘give legitimacy to a rogue regime that is participating in the massacre in Syria, is directing a global terror campaign, and calls for the destruction of Israel.’
The right attitude in the face of this regime should be to respect it, suspect it and pressure it, he added.
‘We must not forget that the Iranian regime has systematically deceived the international community in the past,’ he said, adding, ‘As long as we do not see acts, international pressure must continue.’ As the pressure increases, the chance that Iran will abandon its nuclear programme also increases, he said.
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