Talks gave Iran more time for atomic weapon: Israel
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Diplomats participate in the fourth round of high-level talks with an Iranian delegation, right, aimed at stopping the Islamic regime's nuclear program from making atomic weapons despite widespread doubts that the stepping-stone meeting will yield a final deal in Almaty, Kazakhstan Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013. World powers hope Iran will respond positively on Wednesday to their new offer to lift some sanctions if Tehran scales back nuclear activity the West fears could be used to build bombs. -- FILE PHOTO: AP
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Nuclear talks between Iran and world powers have only given the Islamic republic more time to pursue its quest for a nuclear weapon, a senior Israeli official told AFP on Saturday.
Two days of talks on Teheran's controversial atomic drive with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - the United States, China, Russia, Britain and France - plus Germany ended on Wednesday.
The latest round of talks, in the Kazakh capital Almaty, were aimed at breaking the decades-old deadlock over Iran's atomic programme.
"We understand that the only thing that was achieved in these talks was to give Iran more time to move ahead in its quest for a nuclear weapon," the Israeli official said.
