Israels prime minister says a permanent nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers is impossible as Tehran has made it clear that it will not dismantle its centrifuges.
Benjamin Netanyahus remarks came shortly after Irans President Hassan Rouhani stipulated that Tehran would not dismantle any of its existing centrifuges "under any circumstances,.
"It is part of our national pride, and nuclear technology has become indigenous ... And recently, we have managed to secure very considerable prowess with regards to the fabrication of centrifuges," said Rouhani in an exclusive interview with CNN news network on Wednesday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
In a weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu said, If Iran stands by that statement that means that a permanent agreement which is the goal of the entire diplomatic process with Iran cannot succeed.
He also added that US Secretary of State John Kerry has pledged Washington will maintain the existing sanctions against Tehran.
On November 24, 2013, Iran and the six major world powers Russia, China, the US, France, Britain and Germany inked the nuclear accord in the Swiss city of Geneva. The two sides started implementing the agreement as of January 20.
Under the Geneva deal, the six countries undertook to provide Iran with some sanctions relief in exchange for Iran agreeing to limit certain aspects of its nuclear activities including a voluntary suspension of its 20 percent uranium enrichment program.
Nuclear-armed Israel has publicly announced its opposition to the Geneva deal.
By Press TV
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