Israel accuses Iran of deception to buy time for atom work


  • World
  • Thursday, 19 Sep 2013

VIENNA (Reuters) - Israel accused Iran on Wednesday of using "deception and concealment" to buy time for its nuclear programme, signalling scepticism that the Islamic state's new government would agree to curb its atomic activities.

The election of a relative moderate, Hassan Rouhani, as new Iranian president has raised hopes of progress in long-stalled efforts to find a peaceful solution to the decade-old dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme.

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