Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Russian leadership in Moscow today to discuss and advocate against the emerging nuclear agreement between Iran, the US and other world powers, according to Agence France-Presse.
Israel insists that the tentative agreement will provide Tehran with the undeserved sanction relief without stopping the Persian country's nuclear development capabilities. According to an Israeli official who spoke with AFP, "We’d like [the Russians] to have a better understanding of our concerns and the need to prevent Iran from having a breakout capacity, [...meaning] that they have the capability to develop a nuclear weapon at a time and a place of their choosing in the future."
Netanyahu has been one of the most vocal leaders in the international community against any tentative agreement with Iran. In an interview Tuesday, the Jewish leader shared, "What are the [world powers], P5+1, giving Iran? They are giving it reduced sanctions which could very quickly lead to the crumbling of the entire sanctions regime.”
Moscow previously expressed skepticisim of the validity of Netanyahu's statements with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying that Bibi's statements are "divorced from reality."
Moscow has also expressed "hope" earlier this week that an agreement could be reached in this round of talks, with President Vladimir Putin even telephoning Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Monday to express that Wednesday's talks represent “a real chance has now emerged for finding a solution to this long-standing problem.”
Iran will meet with world powers today in Geneva to discuss its nuclear program after previous talks earlier this month failed to materialize into a framework agreement.
