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"We
are not the bear who said 'no'," Bennett said in an interview
with Israel's Army Radio, referring to a popular naysaying
character from children's literature.
Israel prefers a more result-oriented approach, he said.
"For sure there can be a good agreement. For sure. We know the
parameters. Is that expected to happen now in the current
dynamics? No. Because there needs to be a much firmer position,"
he said.
"Iran is negotiating with a very weak hand. But unfortunately
the world is acting like Iran is at a strong point."
Bennett declined to comment on Israel's military strike
capabilities against Iran, saying he preferred the approach of
"speak little and do a lot".
On Monday, Iran and the United States resumed indirect talks in
Vienna on salvaging the 2015 Iran nuclear deal with Iran focused
on one side of the original bargain, lifting sanctions against
it, despite what critics see as scant progress on reining in its
atomic activities.
(Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch and Dan Williams; Editing by
Himani Sarkar, Robert Birsel)
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