German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday reassured Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid that a nuclear deal with Iran is not imminent but asserted that an agreement with Iran is the right way forward, as it would ensure limits on Tehran’s nuclear programme.

During a joint press conference with Lapid in Berlin, Scholz said there is no reason for Iran not to sign a deal with world powers. He argued that an agreement would provide Iran with much-needed sanctions relief and allow the world to keep an eye on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities.

“We remain patient, but we also remain clear: Iran must be prevented from being able to deploy nuclear weapons,” the German leader remarked. Scholz reaffirmed that “a functioning international agreement to limit and monitor the Iranian nuclear program is the right way” to prevent Iran from advancing its nuclear programme.

Lapid, on the other hand, disagreed with Scholz about reviving the 2015 deal. Insisting that a nuclear deal “cannot and will not” prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, Lapid said, “It is time to move past the failed negotiations with Iran.”

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