Netanyahu: World Powers ‘Have Given Up’ In Iran Nuclear Talks

FILE - In this March 6, 2012 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, after being welcomed by members of the House of Representatives. For more than a decade, Israel... FILE - In this March 6, 2012 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, after being welcomed by members of the House of Representatives. For more than a decade, Israel has systematically built up its military specifically for a possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. It has sent its air force on long-distance training missions, procured American-made "bunker-busting" bombs and bolstered its missile defenses. Netanyahu's threats to strike Iran, voiced last week during a high-profile visit to the White House, were not empty bluster. Although a unilateral Israeli attack would probably not destroy Iran's nuclear program, it appears capable, at least for now, of inflicting a serious blow. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) MORE LESS
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JERUSALEM (AP) — In his sharpest criticism yet, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says world powers “have given up” on stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons in ongoing negotiations.

Netanyahu made the comments Wednesday night at a meeting of his Likud Party outside of Jerusalem. They come as Netanyahu plans to address the U.S. Congress on the nuclear negotiations.

The West fears Iran could build an atomic bomb with its nuclear program. Iran says its program is for peaceful purposes.

Netanyahu said: “From the agreement that is forming it appears that they (world powers) have given up on that commitment and are accepting that Iran will gradually, within a few years, develop capabilities to produce material for many nuclear weapons. They might accept this but I am not willing to accept this.”

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