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Netanyahu: Iran deal threatens Israel
The Israeli PM has opposed a framework deal between world powers & Iran over its nuclear programme.
Five countries have already offered to build the programme while more bids keep coming in.
Talks between Iran and six powers are expected to fail to reach a deal to lift US and EU sanctions.
A senior Russian diplomat says if there’s a will in Washington & Tehran, a deal could be reached soon.
While all sides agree to keep talking, little progress has been made in overcoming significant disagreements.
The agreement will see Russia’s atomic energy agency providing up to eight nuclear reactors to South Africa.
The warning was issued at a board meeting of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna.
Iran, the US, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China included the 20 July deadline to reach a pact.
The IAEA said more work was still needed for the implementation of a series of nuclear transparency steps.
Iran says its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful and wants sanctions lifted.
Iran and the EU will meet to deliberate the implementation of a landmark nuclear deal.
Benjamin Netanyahu warned a "bad deal" with Iran on its nuclear programme could lead to war.
Iran maintains that its nuclear programme is for energy generation and medical purposes.
A series of meetings since early 2012 have yielded no deal.
Iran’s Busher plant could be one of the most expensive nuclear plants in the world.
The South Korean Defence Ministry has confirmed that North Korea conducted a nuclear test.
North Korea has threatened the United States by saying it would launch nuclear rocket tests in that country.
IAEA’s Yukiya Amano said “intensive efforts” to clarify Iran’s nuclear programme are not effective.
The UN nuclear watchdog wants Iran to quell concerns about its suspected atom bomb research.