Israel Calls on World Powers to Stop Iran Nuclear Talks Immediately

Israel Calls on World Powers to Stop Iran Nuclear Talks Immediately
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, on Nov. 21, 2021. Abir Sultan Pool/Reuters
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JERUSALEM—Israel on Thursday urged world powers to halt nuclear talks with Iran immediately, citing a U.N. watchdog’s announcement that Tehran has started producing enriched uranium with more advanced centrifuges.

“Iran is carrying out nuclear blackmail as a negotiating tactic, and this should be answered by the immediate halt to negotiations and the implementation of tough steps by the world powers,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s office quoted him as saying in a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.