(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid - A senior American official told Ha'aretz that the U.S. understands Prime Minister Netanyahu's desire for the international community to take as tough a stance as possible with Iran but does not accept the criticism that the Istanbul talks gave Iran a "freebie." The official said the six powers represented in the talks, including Russia and China, took a tough, unified stance that Iran must take the first steps to carry out confidence-building measures to prove its seriousness. He emphasized that even if Iran suspends uranium enrichment to 20%, it will not receive anything in return, and that there would be no suspension of U.S. or EU sanctions or the European oil embargo.
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