Leaving Iran with nuclear enrichment would be 'catastrophic:' Israel PM Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the defence ministry in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on July 11, 2014. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that any nuclea
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the defence ministry in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on July 11, 2014. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that any nuclear deal leaving Iran with the capability to enrich uranium would be "catastrophic." -- PHOTO: REUTERS

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that any nuclear deal leaving Iran with the capability to enrich uranium would be "catastrophic."

"It would be a disaster for the United States and for everyone else," Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News Sunday as a deadline loomed for an agreement on Iran's nuclear program between the West and the Islamic Republic.

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