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Why the West May Be Past Negotiating with Iran

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Secretary of State John Kerry recently announced that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program would be extended until June of 2015.

But even with an extension, Israeli officials are warning the six world powers negotiating with Tehran that a bad deal now or later would endanger the world.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes it's imperative that the West maintain economic pressure on the Islamic Republic.

"I think the key principle is this: Don't dismantle sanctions before you dismantle Iran's capacity to make a nuclear bomb," the Israeli leader said.

"And as I understand it, the Iranians are nowhere near to accepting that and if for any reason the United States or the other powers agree to leave Iran with that capacity to breakout, I think that would be a historic mistake," he warned.

***Iran has been working on a nuclear weapon for 12 years now.  Is the West past the point of negotiating? Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, addressed this question and more.

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