Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Western nations should "ratchet up the sanctions" on Iran rather than go through with a proposal for a nuclear agreement that he calls an "extremely bad deal." Netanyahu, in an interview with CNN chief political correspondent Candy Crowley that aired Sunday on "State of the Union," said easing sanctions would take off the financial pressure that could one day cause Iran to "cease and desist" from its controversial nuclear program. "Iran is really on the ropes, their economy is ... close to paralysis, and all of a sudden, you take off the pressure, everybody will understand that you're heading south," he said.
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Israeli PM says sanctions are working, shouldn't be reduced for a 'bad deal'
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