Israel still intimate to U.S. though stances differ over Iran

Israeli President Shimon Peres on Monday tried to ease tensions between Israel and the U. S. due to the two countries' different stances regarding an agreement with Iran.

"America is our best friend. The friendship is deep and meaningful." he said, acknowledging his trust towards U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Kerry to act in this matter.

Peres, the dovish marker of the Israeli regime, made his comments during a working session of the Jewish Federation in Jerusalem, according to a statement released by the president's office.

The president said that it's "legitimate" for Israel and the U. S. to have disagreements, and reiterated the Israeli position that the sanctions against Iran aren't just for Israel's sake but for " the sake of humanity."

Since Friday, when U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry left Israel for talks between the P5+1 nations and Iran in Geneva, Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have expressed some disagreements regarding the proposed deal.

Netanyahu said on Sunday evening that he was aware of the terms of the proposed agreement between Iran and the P5+1 nations, against what Kerry had said earlier that Netanyahu did not know the details and therefore cannot judge the agreement.

"What is now on the table is a deal in which Iran retains its capabilities," Netanyahu said. "Iran would be able to keep tons of uranium, enriched at a low-level. They can within months or weeks create a bomb."

Netanyahu said that "Iran will not back off from its nuclear weapons capabilities but the world nations will back off from the sanctions," stressing that it's a "bad and dangerous deal" and that all options, including a miliary one, must remain on the table.

Earlier on Sunday, a delegation of U.S. officials, including the U.S. Undersecretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, updated Israeli officials on the talks held in Geneva throughout the weekend with Iran, which ended without an agreement.

The current round of talks, initiated by Iran's overtures towards the West after years of disputes and sanctions, will be resumed in a meeting on Nov. 20.

Iran insists its nuclear capabilities are aimed at peaceful purposes, while Netanyahu claims that it's an existential threat to Israel, in his campaign with world leaders demanding to keep the sanctions against Iran intact and get reassurance of Iran's disarmament of nuclear capabilities.