Hague plea to Israel over Iran
Israel should avoid taking any action that would undermine the interim nuclear deal between Iran and the international community, the Foreign Secretary William Hague has told MPs.
Sanctions rollbacks a 'Christmas present' for Iran
Israel has repeated its conviction that the offer of sanctions rollbacks for Iran would only achieve more time for Iran to master nuclear technology and amass potential bomb fuel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Channel Rossia in Moscow: "I think right now the international community ... has all the leverage to roll back its [Iran's] nuclear making capacities.
"It's a pity, just when they have this maximum leverage, that they're backing off and essentially giving Iran an unbelievable Christmas present - the capacity to maintain this breakout capability for practically no concessions at all."
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Can the Iran deal become a lasting accord?
When you consider the diplomatic mountain the US and Iran have already scaled, you get a daunting sense of the challenge ahead.
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It's too early to call Iran nuclear deal 'historic'
The deal between Iran and world powers looks like a breakthrough, but with six months of wrangling over details ahead, it could still fail.
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Iran reaches landmark nuclear deal with world powers
The nuclear agreement between Western powers and Iran was broadly welcomed by politicians, former world leaders and Middle East experts.