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    Conor Powell reports from Jerusalem

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New information concerning your -- on Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is urging the national the international community to threaten Iran militarily.

This -- the Islamic republic -- republic refuses to back down on its nuclear program.

The US and other world powers wrapped up nuclear talks with Iran today both sides only agreeing to meet again next month.

On a proposal to sharply reduced Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium in exchange for a modest -- -- economic sanctions.

-- Powell live in Jerusalem with more on this so -- was there any real progress made during these talks with -- wrong.

-- -- for the first time in more than eight months international leaders -- down our sat down face to face with a -- and leaders to discuss their program -- nuclear program but.

No real major breakthrough came after these two days of discussions Iran is still pursuing its nuclear weapons program.

Which is why Israeli prime minister Netanyahu is calling for military action Netanyahu.

Simply doesn't believe the economic sanctions in place on Iran are effective.

He is -- argued that.

Only a military strike it will prevent Iran from acquiring -- nuclear weapon Iran of course insists that its nuclear program is for.

Peaceful civilian purposes the Obama administration is long argued and tried to resist those calls for military strike -- said.

Opting for an economic sanction regime program which so far has been somewhat effective -- Completely effective but there are real questions -- whether or not a military strike would do much more than the economic program.

So now those -- -- Iran have ended what happens next.

Well both sides agreed that over the next couple weeks they'll continue to have some -- and talks and they will all meet again in one month again to discuss this but fundamentally.

Nothing has changed the run was offered some relief in terms of the economic sanctions.

But those -- relief -- economic sanctions be lifted have always sort of been on the table if Iran -- its nuclear ambitions.

That hasn't appeared to change very much John.

So really nothing fundamentally has changed but both sides are talking which is seen as a good step forward.

All right -- Powell take the good times where we can get them thanks --