President Barack Obama said Monday that the time has come for Iran to decide whether to accept a nuclear deal, and he acknowledged “very real differences” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the negotiations.
In a campaign speech, Netanyahu criticized the international negotiations with Iran and portrayed his scheduled address to the U.S. Congress next month as an attempt to describe Israel’s objections.
“A bad deal with Iran is forming in Munich that will endanger Israel’s existence,” Netanyahu said, referring to talks over the weekend in Germany between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart. “Therefore I am determined to go to Washington and present Israel’s position before the members of Congress and the American people.”
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Ian Deitch in Jerusalem and Andrew Taylor in Washington contributed to this report.
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