Jerusalem (PTI): Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has told visiting US vice president Dick Cheney that "all options should remain on the table" in the country's bid to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

Barak met Cheney Sunday evening in Tel Aviv and expressed Israeli concerns over Iran's nuclear programme and said that it threatens the stability of the entire region.

"Israel believes that financial sanctions against Tehran could still prove effective, but all options should remain on the table," Barak told Cheney, according to a defence ministry statement.