Netanyahu plays up Iran threat in Russia

MOSCOW (AFP) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday played up the global danger of Iran as he sought to persuade Russia to scale down its cooperation with Israel's foes in the increasingly volatile region.

The Israeli leader met Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and was to hold separate talks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin a day after a deadly bus bombing killed a British woman and injured 39 people in Jerusalem.

Netanyahu went into the talks vowing to show Israel's "iron will" to those who attack his country and he underscored the risk of Islamic regimes rising to power amid the turbulence now wracking North Africa and the Middle East. more>>


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