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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday called for threat of force by the United States against Iran over his continued uranium enrichment for possible nuclear weapon development.
Lapid told visiting U.S. President Joe Biden that Iran poses significant threat to the security in the region, adding that “diplomacy will not stop” the Iranian regime.
“The only
thing that will stop Iran is knowing that if they continue to develop their
nuclear program, the free world will use force,” Mr. Lapid said, according to
The Washington Times. “The only way to stop them is to put a credible military
threat on the table.”
The Biden
administration has failed to make any progress in stalled negotiations with the
Persian country to return to the negotiating table after a negotiated agreement
in 2015 by the Obama administration was abandoned by former President Donald
Trump.
“The Iranian
regime must know that if they continue to deceive the world, they will pay a
heavy price,” Mr. Lapid said, The Washington Times reported.
Iran has
slowly disabled surveillance cameras at the site of its nuclear station in a
complaint by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). IAEA also complained
that Iran has been enriching Uranium beyond levels recommended in the JCPOA.