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Obama advised Netanyahu of Iran talks in September

By pacematthew-lee, bradley-klapperjulie
Published November 25, 2013 8:14am ET
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Obama advised Netanyahu of Iran talks in September
File - In this Sept. 30, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. The U.S. and Iran secretly engaged in high-level, face-to-face talks, at least three times over the past year, in a high stakes diplomatic gamble by the administration that paved the way for the historic deal aimed at slowing Iran's nuclear program. After the Sept. 27, phone call between Obama and Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, the U.S. began informing allies about the talks. Obama handled the most sensitive conversation himself, briefing Netanyahu during his Sept. 30 visit to the White House. Israel remains furious about the agreement. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) | Charles Dharapak

WASHINGTON (AP) — On a warm day in Washington this fall, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu huddled in the White House, each flanked by a handful of top advisers, including Vice President Joe Biden. Just three days earlier, Obama had held an historic phone call with Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani, the leader of a country Israel sees as a threat to its very existence.

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