Netanyahu warns of 'worse and worse' deal with Iran

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Washington (CNN)—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is once again raising the specter of a bad deal with Iran as nuclear talks this week enter what could be their final stage.

"This deal as far as we can see comes on
almost daily concessions from the P5+1 to
growing Iranian demands. Every day more
concessions are made, and every day the deal
becomes worse and worse," Netanyahu said
Monday. "This deal will pave Iran's path to a nuclear arsenal."

Netanyahu's comments come as negotiators
from Iran, the U.S. and five other world powers
are racing to try and secure a final agreement
that would restrict Iran's nuclear program for 15 years while also freeing Iran of the economic sanctions that have squeezed Iran's economy.

Negotiators extended the talks until Tuesday,
but have also indicated that deadline too is not
set in stone.

Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Friday
in a video posted online that negotiators have
"never been closer" to a deal and U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that the two sides have made progress, but still have "difficult issues to resolve."

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"At this point negotiations could go either way,"
he told reporters on Sunday. A senior Iranian official told CNN on Monday that there can be "further engagement and interaction" between the two sides if the U.S. makes "constructive moves."

American negotiators hope to achieve a deal
before Thursday. Congress set July 9 as the
date by which the Obama administration must
submit a deal for a 30-day review.

That period doubles if the deal is submitted after July 9, extending what would likely be a heated and divisive fight over the merits of a deal.

Iranian officials have been clear though that
there is no hard deadline in the talks. "After June 30, we don't have an agreed deadline," a senior Iranian diplomat told CNN on Monday.
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