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Last update - 13:09 25/05/2009
Barak: U.S.-Iran nuclear talks have 'very low' chance of success
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Israel News, Iran, Nuclear 

Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Monday that new diplomatic overtures made by the United States to Iran were highly unlikely to halt the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.

"I believe that the chance the dialogue has of stopping Iran's nuclear efforts is very low," Barak told Army Radio.

"I also believe the Americans understand this. They only think that there is logic to this, even if the chance is low... in order to contend with what needs to, or is likely to happen in the future."
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Since coming to power in January, U.S. President Barack Obama has made some diplomatic overtures to Iran that have so far been rebuffed.

He said last week he would not pursue this policy indefinitely and would like to see some progress on the nuclear issue by the end of this year.

Barak added that Iran posed one of the most "serious potential threats" against Israel. He repeated that Israel would not take any options off the table with regard to Tehran's nuclear program.

Israel, the United States and other western nations say the program is aimed at manufacturing nuclear weapons. Iran, the world's forth largest oil producer, insists the program is for civilian purposes only.

Barak's comments came a day after Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Iran could be within one to three years from developing a nuclear weapon and that time was running out for diplomacy to defuse the problem.



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      1.   there is no chance for success in US-Iran talks 10:35  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 25/05/09
      2.   What about the legal aspect of the iranien energyprject? 11:08  |  christof 25/05/09
      3.   Poor Obama, how is he going to handle all this? ..... 11:49  |  S 25/05/09
      4.   Obama is living... 12:24  |  Sven 25/05/09
      5.   Haaretz makes a false statement 12:34  |  steve 25/05/09
      6.   REGIME CHANGE the only logical solution. 12:41  |  Jackson 25/05/09
      7.   He`s right, for a change 12:44  |  Moshe 25/05/09
      8.   Nukes speak louder 13:02  |  JW 25/05/09
      9.   You Can, And They Shouldn`t 13:27  |  Cool B 25/05/09
      10.   Talks with Iran 13:34  |  Rocko Klein 25/05/09
      11.   Nothing before 12:41? 14:18  |  S 25/05/09
      12.   How so, Jackson # 1? 14:23  |  Fortuna Benmayor 25/05/09
      13.   Barak is a Heulsuse 14:32  |  fritz t. 25/05/09
      14.   Dismal pessimist is about to be disproven 14:34  |  Ivar 25/05/09
      15.   The pit 15:46  |  Matthew Houston 25/05/09
      16.   DM. Barak has only compounded the truth. 15:51  |  Stephen. 25/05/09
      17.   Icar clearly a bit far away from Jihadist terror to have a clue 15:51  |  ZISD 25/05/09
      18.   JW@8 Talks Nonesense..And Yes Nukes speak louder.But! 16:02  |  Whiskey/Bravo 25/05/09
      19.   Lets do a deal- Israel loose their nukes then so will Iran 15:37  |  Clear 26/05/09
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