Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a better deal on Iran's nuclear program would roll back Iran's nuclear infrastructure and require the country to stop its threats to "annihilate" Israel.
MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN on�Sunday that a better deal with�Iran on�its nuclear program was possible through�ratcheting up�sanctions against�the country.On Thursday, international mediators and Tehran reached a preliminary nuclear deal, with�Iran agreeing to�stop stockpiling material that could be used to�build an atomic bomb and to�give international monitors greater access to�its nuclear facilities.

"I think the alternatives are not either this bad deal or war. I think there is a third alternative, and that is standing firm, ratcheting up�the pressure until�you get a better deal� It's achievable," Netanyahu said.

According to�the prime minister, a better deal would roll back Iran's nuclear infrastructure and require the country to�stop its threats to "annihilate" Israel.On Friday, Netanyahu said the country's ministers unanimously opposed the Thursday framework deal between�P5+1 countries, comprising Russia, China, the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, and Iran.

Tehran and the P5+1 group have agreed with�Iran on�a number of�key issues that include uranium enrichment, the number of�centrifuges and sanctions imposed on�the Islamic republic.

A comprehensive deal on�Iran's nuclear program is expected by�the end of�June.


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