Peres tells UN atomic watchdog to be severe with Iran

Jerusalem (AFP) Aug 25, 2010 - Israeli President Shimon Peres on Wednesday told the visiting head of the UN's atomic watchdog that his organization must respond with "severity" to Iran's nuclear ambitions and its threats against the Jewish state. Greeting Yukiya Amano on his first visit to Israel since becoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency last December, Peres praised changes the new chief had made to th ... more