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Israel says it persuaded France to stiffen terms of interim Iran deal

Israeli officials are demanding that Iran stop enriching uranium even though the United States and other countries say they can accept a limited program for civilian purposes.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and Israel's Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz (2nd L) arrive at a meeting with U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (R) on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 3, 2014. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3G042

WASHINGTON — Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz asserted Tuesday, March 4, that Iran could be “forced” to stop enriching uranium under a comprehensive nuclear deal and said that Israel persuaded France to stiffen conditions for the interim accord reached with Iran last year.

Speaking at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, Steinitz echoed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments earlier Tuesday to the annual conference of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) that Iran must not only not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons but should not have the capacity to do so.

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