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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-time-come-iran-decide-nuclear-deal-175412155--politics.html;_ylt=AwrBEiRomtlUoVoAFgrQtDMD

Obama: Time Has Come for Iran to Decide on Nuclear Deal

(AP) Nedra Pickler - President Barack Obama said Monday that the time has come for Iran to decide whether to accept a nuclear deal, and he acknowledged "very real differences" with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the negotiations. "I don't want to be coy - the prime minister and I have a very real difference around Iran's sanctions," Obama said at a White House news conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany. Israel has long claimed a nuclear-armed Iran would pose a grave threat to world peace and security. Israel views a nuclear-armed Iran a threat to its very existence, noting calls by Iranian leaders for destruction of the Jewish state. Obama warned Tehran that he sees no reason to further extend negotiations for a basic agreement next month. "We're at a point where they need to make a decision," Obama said. The only question remaining is, "Does Iran have the political will and desire to get a deal done?"

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