(Prime Minister's Office) Israel's Security Cabinet released a statement on Tuesday as negotiations between the P5+1 and Iran were set to begin in Geneva: Iran has repeatedly deceived the international community about its nuclear program, including its efforts to conceal enrichment facilities at Natanz and Qom. Iran has also systematically defied UN Security Council resolutions which call upon it to end its enrichment. Iran continues to develop missiles of various ranges, including intercontinental ballistic missiles designed to carry nuclear warheads. It would be an historic mistake not to take full advantage of the sanctions, by making concessions before ensuring the dismantling of Iran's nuclear weapons program. Peaceful programs do not require uranium enrichment or plutonium production. Israel will embrace a genuine diplomatic solution which would bring about the dismantling of Iran's nuclear weapons program. Unfortunately, we have seen no evidence that Iran is willing to accept such a solution.
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