Nightly News   |  September 11, 2012

US-Israel tension over Iran

Ties between the United States and Israel showed new signs of strain, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the U.S. for not taking a harder line on Iran. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> there's a new flairup between the u.s. and israel over iran . what seems to have set this off, recent remarks by secretary of state hillary clinton , she said the u.s. would not set deadlines or name so-called red line limits that can't be crossed concerning iran 's nuclear activities. netanyahu of israel fired back today, saying those in the international community who refuse to put red lines before iran don't have a moral right to place a red light before israel . and we learned today, the president is not going to meet with netanyahu when he comes to address the u.n. here in new york later this month.