Jerusalem: The world must act to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday after the release of a key report by the UN`s atomic watchdog.

"The significance of the report is that the international community must bring about the cessation of Iran`s pursuit of nuclear weapons which endangers the peace of the world and of the Middle East," he said in a statement issued by his office.
It was the first official Israeli response to yesterday`s report by the International Atomic Energy Agency which said it had "serious concerns regarding possible military dimensions" of Iran`s nuclear programme. "The IAEA report corroborates the position of the international community, and of Israel that Iran is developing nuclear weapons," Netanyahu said.
Israel, which has the Middle East`s sole if undeclared nuclear arsenal, has long accused Iran of trying to develop atomic weapons under cover of a civilian nuclear programme. Tehran denies that charge and has accused Israel of trying to sabotage its civilian nuclear programme and kill its nuclear scientists.

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