Mofaz: ‘Negotiations and sanctions can stop Iran’

International community can prevent Tehran from going nuclear without resorting to force, says deputy PM

By Ilan Ben Zion
  • Ilan Ben Zion is an AFP reporter and a former news editor at The Times of Israel.
1 June 2012, 6:19 pm
Shaul Mofaz (photo credit: Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90)

Iran’s nuclear ambitions can be halted with negotiations and sanctions and without resorting to force, Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz said on Friday.

Speaking at a Contractors Union conference in Eilat, Kadima party leader Mofaz emphasized the fact that while Israel can not tolerate a nuclear Iran, it is not only the Jewish state’s problem.

World powers are scheduled to meet with Iran for a third round of negotiations in Moscow on June 18.

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Friday that if world powers adopt a “positive attitude,” then he is confident in the success of the next round of negotiations.

 

 

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