Netanyahu Sees Rohani’s Call For Serious Nukes Talks As Ploy
JTA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said new Iranian President Hassan Rohani’s call for serious negotiations over his country’s nuclear program is a ploy to continue enriching uranium.
On Wednesday, a day after Rohani called for direct talks with the United States over his country’s nuclear program, Netanyahu said the Iranian leader knows how to “exploit” the optimism surrounding his recent election.
“Of course he wants more talks. He wants to talk and talk and talk,” Netanyahu said at a meeting with pro-Israel activists headed by U.S. Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.). “And while everybody is busy talking to him, he’ll be busy enriching uranium. The centrifuges will keep on spinning.”
Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, while the West believes it is working toward nuclear weapons.
Rohani at his first news conference as president of Iran said his country is “very seriously determined to solve the nuclear issue.
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