Obama speaking at the SABAN Forum, says US commitment to Israel's security 'sacrosanct' [View all]
Source: Jerusalem Post
US President hails efficacy of sanctions against Iran but says a diplomatic resolution of nuclear issue must be tested; on Israeli-Palestinian peace says could be restricted to W. Bank and Gaza could follow.
At the SABAN Forum in Washington D.C. US President Barack Obama said that it is in US national security interest to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
Obama said that a diplomatic resolution of the nuclear issue needed to be tested.
Obama said that if Iran shows that it is not abiding by the accord accord, we can tighten sanctions. "My goal as US president is prevent Iran from nuclear weapons," he said.
Obama said the US was still watching how Iran acts in the region, and its commitment to Israel's security is "sacrosanct."
Hailing the efficacy of the sanctions on Iran, Obama said that "for the first time in over a decade we have halted advances in Iran's nuclear program." He added that in the nuclear facilities of Fordow and Natanz the Iranians, "have to stop adding additional centrifuges. We've also said that they have to roll back 20% enrichment to zero."
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