Romney visits Jerusalem, slams Iran

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday.<br/> <br />Topping Romney's agenda during his visit is his concern over a nuclear-capable Iran.<br/> <br />Later in the day, Romney met with Israeli President Shimon Peres, where he re-iterated the importance of "unbroken" ties between the United States and Israel.<br/> <br />Romney also stressed that a nuclear-armed Iran would be "unacceptable".<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR THE U.S PRESIDENCY, MITT ROMNEY, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Like you we are very concerned about the development of nuclear capacity on the part of Iran, and feel that it unacceptable for Iran to become a nuclear armed nation. The threat it would pose to Israel, to the region and to the world is incomparable and unacceptable."<br/> <br />Romney also said he looks forward to chatting with Netanyahu about "further actions that we could take to dissuade Iran from their nuclear folly".<br/> <br />His stance appeared to differ from that of U.S. President Barack Obama, who has tried to convince Israel to avoid any pre-emptive attack against the Islamic state.<br/> <br />Romney's visit coincides with a Jewish day of fasting commemorating tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people.<br/> <br />Travis Brecher, Reuters