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Politics latest: 'Words don't stop warheads': Israeli ambassador to Australia

Top envoy Amir Maimon says calls for diplomatic efforts to contain Iran are an 'illusion', warning that the Islamic republic’s open pursuit of nuclear arms cannot be negotiated away.

Israeli Ambassador to Australia Amir Maimon said Iran's pursuit of nuclear arms had created an 'asymmetric conflict, between a democracy seeking to defend itself and a regime bent on destruction'. Picture: John Feder
Israeli Ambassador to Australia Amir Maimon said Iran's pursuit of nuclear arms had created an 'asymmetric conflict, between a democracy seeking to defend itself and a regime bent on destruction'. Picture: John Feder

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