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MARGARET WARNER (Newshour): The Israeli prime minister came to the Oval Office today intent on delivering a message.
PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, Israel: Iran is committed to Israel's destruction.
MARGARET WARNER: Benjamin Netanyahu used his White House moment to warn the U.S., do not be swayed by what some Israelis have dubbed Iran's smiley campaign, diplomatic overtures by its new president aimed at loosening economic sanctions.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU: I believe that it is the combination of a credible military threat and the pressure of those sanctions that has brought Iran to the negotiating table. I also believe that if diplomacy is to work, those pressures must be kept in place. And I think they shouldn't be lessened until there is verifiable success.
MARGARET WARNER: President Obama said Iran's rhetoric alone is not sufficient and that to keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapons capability, all options remain on the table.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: We enter into these negotiations very clear-eyed. They will not be easy. And anything that we do will require the highest standards of verification, in order for us to provide the sort of sanctions relief that I think they are looking for. So, we will be in close consultation with Israel and our other friends and allies in the region during this process.
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