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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said his country has a
"moral imperative" to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Mr Romney,
speaking during a visit to Jerusalem, said Iran was the most destabilising
country in the world.
He said the
US recognised Israel's right to defend itself and that it was right for the US
to stand with Israel.
US President
Barack Obama has focused on using sanctions to contain Iran's nuclear
ambitions.
In his
speech in front of Jerusalem's Old City, Mr Romney said Iran's leading
ayatollahs were "testing our moral defences".
"They
want to know who will object and who will look the other way. We will not look
away nor will our country ever look away from our passion and commitment to
Israel."
He said
Iran was "the most destabilising nation in the world" and that the US
had "a solemn duty and a moral imperative to deny Iran's leaders the means
to follow through on their malevolent intentions".
'All
measures'
Earlier,
one of Mr Romney's top advisers, Dan Senor, had said the presidential candidate
would respect any decision by Israel to use military force against Iran.
While not
directly addressing this, Mr Romney said the US should "employ any and all
measures to dissuade the Iranian regime from its nuclear course."
"It is
our fervent hope that diplomatic and economic measures will do so. In the final
analysis, of course, no option should be excluded."
Earlier on
Sunday, Mr Romney held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
President Shimon Peres.
He told Mr
Peres he shared Israel's concern about the development of Iran's nuclear
capabilities, saying: "The threat it would pose to Israel, the region and
the world is incomparable and unacceptable."
After his
meetings with Israeli officials, he went to Jerusalem's Western Wall, one of
Judaism's holy sites.
Mr Romney
will be hoping that burnishing his pro-Israel credentials will help him among
key constituencies in a tight race with Mr Obama, analysts say.
Mr Romney
says Mr Obama has undermined Israel and supported its enemies.
The
Republican presidential hopeful also met Palestinian Prime Minister Salam
Fayyad, though not Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
'Islamist
winter' fears
While not
explicitly ruling out military intervention, President Barack Obama's policy
has emphasised non-military means of putting pressure on Iran.
The BBC's
North America editor Mark Mardell says Mr Romney is highly critical of the
international talks taking place which might lead to Iran being allowed to
enrich some uranium. Mr Romney wants zero enrichment.
The first
leg of Mr Romney's trip, in London, was marred by controversy.
After
talking of "disconcerting" signs in London's preparations for the Olympic
Games, Mr Romney backtracked and predicted a "very successful"
Olympics.
In a photo
opportunity before his talks with Mr Fayyad, Mr Romney said the opening
ceremony had been "spectacular" and praised the face that for the
first time, every country has sent women to compete.
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