Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in remarks published Thursday that tougher economic sanctions against Iran would force Tehran to ``review'' its nuclear program.
Olmert arrived in Turkey late Wednesday for a two-day visit, hoping to discuss ways to rein in Iran's suspected efforts to build nuclear weapons.
The U.N. Security Council has imposed limited sanctions on Iran, but many countries are reluctant to go further and cut all trade ties to the energy-rich country. Washington has urged European nations to follow the U.S. in cutting such ties with Tehran.
``If economic sanctions were imposed, Iran would be forced to review its position,'' Olmert said in an apparent reference to a more robust approach to sanctions.
``I believe that Turkey and many other countries will need to change their ties with Iran,'' he said in an interview with Turkey's Milliyet newspaper. Turkey buys natural gas from Iran.
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