August 25, 2010 8:00 PM

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Israeli President warns IAEA chief of Iran nuclear threat

Israeli President Shimon Peres on Wednesday warned to the chief of the UN's nuclear watchdog on the threat from a nuclear Iran, calling on the world to acknowledge the danger it posed to Israel's security. According to Israeli media Haaretz, during the meeting with IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano in Jerusalem he charged that Iran jeopardizes Israel and the rest of the world, as it threatens to use nuclear weapons. He added that it is impossible to separate Iran's nuclear plans from the nature of its regime,” said Peres. Israel is also widely believed to have nuclear warheads – but as the country has not signed the international Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The IAEA has no inspection rights in the country and has not been allowed access to Israel's main nuclear installation at Dimona. Despite this, IAEA specialists have made several visits to Soreq, a small nuclear research plant.

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