Urgent meeting held to discuss deal brokered by Brazil, Turkey; PM instructs key ministers not to make public announcements.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with the "Septet" of seven key ministers on Tuesday, to discuss Israel's response to the Iranian nuclear fuel reprocessing agreement, brokered by Brazil and Turkey. Netanyahu set the meeting on Monday, instructing his ministers not to make any public pronouncements before they had more information regarding the content of the agreement.
Iran signed the agreement with Turkey and Brazil on Monday, in the face of growing likelihood of UN Security Council sanctions. Turkey and Brazil are currently non-permanent members of the Security Council, and Brazil is seeking a permanent seat on the council. Both countries have strong economic ties with Iran.
