Saturday, September 29, 2012

Romney phones Israeli PM to discuss Iran, Mideast

FILE - In this July 29, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem. Romney is set to speak by telephone with Netanyahu on Friday. The Republican presidential nominee's campaign confirms the scheduled conversation. It would come the same day that President Barack Obama also is expected to speak with Netanyahu phone. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

FILE - In this July 29, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem. Romney is set to speak by telephone with Netanyahu on Friday. The Republican presidential nominee's campaign confirms the scheduled conversation. It would come the same day that President Barack Obama also is expected to speak with Netanyahu phone. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

(AP) ? A nuclear-capable Iran and recent developments in the Middle East and North Africa were among the topics Mitt Romney discussed during a telephone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH'-hoo) Friday afternoon.

The White House said President Barack Obama also spoke with Netanyahu by telephone on Friday.

The Romney campaign said the Republican presidential nominee and the prime minister discussed "a number of topics of mutual interest to the United States and Israel." They reiterated that "an Iran with nuclear weapons capability is unacceptable," a position Obama shares.

Romney has been critical of Obama's relationship with Israel's leader.

Netanyahu told the United Nations on Thursday that tougher action is needed to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons and an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities may be the only answer.

Associated Press

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