US-Israel Rift Over Iran Nukes Now In The Open
Washington (CNN) -- What had been speculated before is now very public -- the United States and Israel differ on how to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions.
While both governments reject any possibility of a nuclear-armed Iran, they are clearly at odds over a possible agreement as soon as this week that would loosen economic sanctions against Tehran in exchange for a suspension of part of its nuclear program.
"It's a bad deal -- an exceedingly bad deal," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN on Sunday of the agreement sought by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at international talks in Geneva.
White House spokesman Jay Carney argued Monday that the negotiations offer a diplomatic solution, telling reporters that "rejecting negotiations means choosing" the use of force to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
In a sign of the level of disconnect, the two countries were unable to agree on when Kerry would next travel to Israel for talks with Netanyahu on the Iranian issue.
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