23 Apr 2024
Sunday 5 February 2017 - 23:13
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Benjamin Netanyahu to push Theresa May on backing stance on Iran

The Guardian- Israeli PM hopes to use No 10 visit to firm up call for stronger international line against Tehran before meeting with Trump

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will push his UK counterpart, Theresa May, to back his call for a tougher international stance on Iran when the pair meet in Downing Street.

Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday he would raise the issue of Iran as a diplomatic priority, as it has become clear that he sees the arrival of the Trump administration in Washington as an opportunity to begin unpicking the nuclear deal with Iran he fiercely opposes.

For her part, May has signalled she will raise UK concerns about a spate of announcements on Israeli settlement building on occupied Palestinian territory which also drew a mild rebuke from Washington last week.

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