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Benjamin Netanyahu sees positive side to missing Iran nuclear deadline

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the likelihood that Iran and six world powers would fail to meet a deadline on Monday for a nuclear agreement.

"No deal is better than a bad deal. The deal that Iran was pushing for was terrible. A deal would have left Iran with the ability to enrich uranium for an atom bomb while removing the sanctions," Netanyahu told the BBC, according to a video excerpt of the interview provided by the prime minister's office.

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