Israel says if a deal between Iran and world powers is reached, the country will not be bound by it, Prime Minister Yair Lapid told French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, according to a statement from the Israeli leader's office.
"The prime minister made clear to the president that Israel opposes a return to the deal and would not be obligated by such an agreement. Israel will continue to do everything to prevent Iran from attaining a nuclear capability," Lapid's office said.
Britain, China, France, Germany, Iran and Russia, as well as the United States indirectly, resumed talks on the nuclear accord about two weeks ago.
The European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday he hoped the United States would respond positively to an EU proposal that aims to save a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran as early as this week.
Josep Borrell also said that Iran had given a "reasonable" response to the proposal, which follows 16 months of fitful, indirect US -Iranian talks with the EU shuttling between the parties.
The contents of the proposal have not been made public.
