Obama to Iran : If you like your bomb you can keep your bomb

Full court press: Obama urges U.S. Jews, Netanyahu to back off

he administration of President Barack Obama has pressed Israel to end opposition to a U.S. reconciliation effort with Iran.

Administration sources said Obama has urged both Israel and American Jewish leaders to support his reconciliation drive toward Teheran.

On Oct. 29, the White House briefed Jewish and pro-Israeli groups regarding the latest negotiations with Iran.

In a tense one-hour meeting, the groups, which included the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, were assured that Obama would not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.

They said the White House and State Department have been meeting with Israeli and American Jewish leaders to end their lobbying in Congress for additional sanctions on Iran.

“We asked for a pause, to provide flexibility, of new sanctions,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. “We believe that congressional action needs to be aligned with our negotiating strategy.”

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