Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged the P5+1 countries "not to surrender" to Iran ahead of a deadline for a permanent nuclear deal.
Netanyahu made the remarks during a joint interview by media from the six world powers -- Russia, the United States, the UK, China, France plus Germany. He stressed on Israel's demand that Iran be stripped of its uranium enrichment capacities.
Netanyahu said that Iran is "interested in obtaining a surrender agreement from the West," and that Iran should not get this desired agreement, according to a statement from his office.
The West demands that Iran dramatically lower its uranium enrichment capacity to only a few hundred centrifuges. In return Iran urges for a complete removal of Western sanctions that have been hurting its economy.
Such a desired agreement should include "the dismantling and removal of its uranium enrichment capabilities, in contrast to the apparent agreement with Iran which leaves capabilities under supervision," the prime minister said.
The negotiations between the P5+1 countries and Iran are about to progress into their final stages, as both sides are set to resume talks on Wednesday and work to reach a permanent agreement over Iran's nuclear program by July 20.
Earlier on Sunday, Israel sent a delegation to the United States, which is headed by Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz and other intelligence and strategic affairs officials, to discuss with their U.S. counterparts the upcoming talks with Iran, the Ynet news website reported.
Netanyahu and other Israeli officials have repeatedly said that a nuclear Iran poses a threat to the existence of Israel and the well-being of the world. But Tehran insists that they are developing nuclear capabilities for peaceful purposes.