Israeli PM Warns Against Nuclear Talks With Iran’s ‘Hangmen Regime’

Israeli PM Warns Against Nuclear Talks With Iran’s ‘Hangmen Regime’
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks as he chairs the first weekly cabinet meeting of his new government in Jerusalem, on June 20, 2021. Emmanuel Dunand/Pool via Reuters
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JERUSALEM—Israel condemned on Sunday the election of hardline judge Ebrahim Raisi as Iranian president, saying his would be a “regime of brutal hangmen” with which world powers should not negotiate a new nuclear deal.

Raisi, who is under U.S. sanctions for human rights abuses, secured victory as expected on Saturday in Iran’s presidential election after a contest marked by voter apathy over economic hardships and political restrictions.