Romney, seeking international prestige, Israel talks on Iran

"Like you, we are very concerned about the development of Iran's nuclear capabilities, and find it unacceptable that Iran becomes a nuclear weapon bearing the nation," he told reporters before a meeting with President Shimon Peres. "The threat that this could pose to Israel, the region and the world is unacceptable," said Romney, who arrived on Saturday night Israel. Republican candidate of outgoing President rival Barack Obama in the elections next month November, spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Iran's nuclear program, accused by Israel and the West, despite its denials, of wanting to produce nuclear weapons. Romney said he had discussed with the head of the Israeli government "measures additional "can be taken to convince Iran to cease" its nuclear madness "in his statements made ​​by Israeli public radio. Netanyahu said it was important to have "a strong and credible military threat, coupled with sanctions, for a chance to change the situation. " He insisted that sanctions and diplomacy "have not stopped at all the Iranian program." Romney should make a statement of foreign policy and meet with Israeli opposition leaders and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. The Republican candidate, that has continued to criticize the policy "weak and wrong" in the Middle East of outgoing Democratic president Barack Obama had declared in June that if elected will do "the opposite" of his rival. In January, Obama said that "Israel had thrown under the bus "to raise the 1967 borders as a starting point for negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Barack Obama, meanwhile, said Friday its support for Israel. solemn Under the Oval Office, surrounded by representatives of pro-Israel lobby AIPAC and U.S. lawmakers, Obama signed a bill that strengthens cooperation on security and defense with the Jewish state and reaffirmed its support "unchanged" to the country. At 100 days of the great U.S. election day President Barack Obama holds a fragile lead over Republican rival Mitt Romney, while still at the mercy of volatile economic events, which may be crucial for his reelection.