Hassan Rouhani speaking at Davos Thursday. (photo credit: World Economic Forum)
Netanyahu: Interim Deal Set Iran's Nuclear Drive Back By 6 Weeks -- Reuters
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - An international deal capping Iran's nuclear work set the program back by just six weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, accusing Tehran of using the hiatus to hone technologies with bomb-making potential.
Iran this month began implementing the interim nuclear accord it clinched with world powers in Geneva in November, and which Netanyahu has condemned as a "historic mistake" for easing sanctions on Israel's arch-foe while letting it retain the infrastructure to make fissile materials.
"All told, we assess that the agreement put Iran six weeks further away, no more than that, from the place where it was beforehand," Netanyahu told a security conference in Tel Aviv.
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Update: Netanyahu: Iran has spent $160 billion on nuclear weapons drive -- Times of Israel
My Comment: It is clear that Israeli PM Netanyahu has zero confidence in any agreement being reached on Iran's nuclear program.
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