Netanyahu takes Iran nuclear fears to Washington

JERUSALEM: Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu will carry his warnings on the dangers of a nuclear Iran to the White House next week for talks amid renewed speculation over an Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic.

Netanyahu has already made clear that Iran's nuclear programme, which Israel fears masks a weapons drive, will top his agenda in Washington.

"There is no doubt that one issue will be at the centre of our talks, and that is, of course, the continued strengthening of Iran and its nuclear programme," he told his cabinet on Sunday.

Experts in Israel say Netanyahu's discussions with President Barack Obama will be a chance for the allies to sound each other out on their sometimes divergent positions on Tehran's nuclear programme.

Netanyahu and Obama are to meet on Monday and the Israeli premier will address a convention of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee lobby group that evening. (AFP)