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WASHINGTON, March 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that there is still a "window" for a diplomatic resolution on Iran's nuclear issue, while the visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that Israel reserved the right to defend itself.
Sitting beside Netanyahu at the White House, Obama reaffirmed America's "rock solid" commitment to Israel's security, saying that the United States "will always have Israel's back."
Despite an effort to reassure1 an increasingly anxious Israel, Obama insisted that "there is still a window that allows for a diplomatic resolution" to Iran's nuclear issue.
"But ultimately, the Iranian regime has to make a decision to move in that direction, a decision that they have not made thus far," he added.
The high-profile meeting between Obama and Netanyahu came at a time when Israeli officials have been clamoring for a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities before the country obtains the ability to make nuclear bombs.
The Obama administration is trying to at least delay the potential strikes and is appealing to Israel for more time to allow sanctions to "sink in."
Netanyahu on Monday made it clear to Obama that Israel reserved the right to defend itself "against any threat."
"Israel must have the ability always to defend itself, against any threat, and when it comes to Israel's security, Israel has the right -- a sovereign right to make its own decisions," he said.
The hard-line Netanyahu added that his supreme2 responsibility is to ensure that the Jewish state "remains3 the master of its fate."
Despite his assertion that the Untied4 States and Israel "are together," it is still unclear if the two leaders have managed to smooth over their differences on what specific redlines apply for a military strike on Iran.
Rejecting the notion of a containment5 policy on a potentially nuclear-armed Iran, Obama noted6 that the aim of his administration is to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb, vowing7 to tighten8 pressure on the Islamic state.
He reiterated9 that all options are on the table in dealing10 with Iran, including "a military component11."
Obama added that the level of consultation12 and coordination13 between the two allies' militaries and intelligence services has been "unprecedented14."
He said that he will make sure that the consultations15 will continue during "what would be a series of difficult months in 2012."
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1 reassure | |
v.使放心,使消除疑虑 | |
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2 supreme | |
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
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3 remains | |
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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4 untied | |
松开,解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 ); 解除,使自由; 解决 | |
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5 containment | |
n.阻止,遏制;容量 | |
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6 noted | |
adj.著名的,知名的 | |
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7 vowing | |
起誓,发誓(vow的现在分词形式) | |
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8 tighten | |
v.(使)变紧;(使)绷紧 | |
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9 reiterated | |
反复地说,重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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10 dealing | |
n.经商方法,待人态度 | |
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11 component | |
n.组成部分,成分,元件;adj.组成的,合成的 | |
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12 consultation | |
n.咨询;商量;商议;会议 | |
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13 coordination | |
n.协调,协作 | |
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14 unprecedented | |
adj.无前例的,新奇的 | |
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15 consultations | |
n.磋商(会议)( consultation的名词复数 );商讨会;协商会;查找 | |
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