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DUBAI: Israel has launched a high-profile effort to discourage the United States from pursuing a long-drawn dialogue with Iran. Israeli President Shimon Peres is in Washington for talks on Tuesday with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama. Israeli media reports say Mr. Peres is expected to discuss with Mr. Obama the urgency to deal with the Iranian nuclear programme. Israel maintains that Iran is engaged in a clandestine programme of building atomic weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has carried out a string of nuclear inspections in Iran, has said it has so far found no evidence of Tehran pursuing development of nuclear weapons. During his four-day visit, Mr. Peres will also meet U.S. Vice-President Joseph Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The Israeli President’s visit would be followed by a visit to Washington on May 18 by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Coinciding with Israeli diplomatic activism, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), arguably the most powerful element of the Israeli lobby in Washington, is raising its voice to discourage a possible thaw in U.S.-Iran relations. AIPAC is presently holding its annual conference, which Mr. Peres addressed on Monday. Speaking ahead of his address to AIPAC, the former U.S. House Speaker, Newt Gingrich, said Mr. Obama’s programme of engagement on Iran was a “fantasy,” and his policies towards the region were “very dangerous for Israel,” the Israeli daily Jerusalem Post quoted him as saying.
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