US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: “Any comprehensive policy that seeks to end Iran’s effort to acquire a nuclear weapon needs to convince the rulers in…
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PM Netanyahu comments on upcoming talks on Iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking to reporters in Prague: “Obviously, nothing would be better than to see this issue resolved diplomatically. But I have seen…
18/05/2012
US ambassador to Israel: US ‘ready’ to strike if Iran talks fail
US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro: “It would be preferable to resolve this diplomatically through the use of pressure than to use military force. But…
17/05/2012
Former Spanish PM on Iran’s threat to Israel
Jose Maria Aznar, former Spanish prime minister: “I don’t think it’s fair putting all the burden of solving the global problems on the shoulders of…
16/05/2012
Hague welcomes additional EU sanctions against Syrian regime
Foreign Secretary William Hague: “I welcome the EU’s agreement on a new round of sanctions on Syria. As long as the violence and repression continues…
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