Russia has announced plans to build new nuclear reactors in Iran -- a move with international repercussions as a deadline looms . The country will construct up to eight new reactors for the `` peaceful use of atomic energy '' in Iran , Russian state news agency Ria-Novosti reported Tuesday . The announcement came less than two weeks before Iran 's negotiations with Western powers over its nuclear activities are set to expire . It also came a day after a fresh warning from Israel that the regime ca n't be trusted , and a fresh promise from Washington that Iran wo n't become a nuclear-armed state . Russia said its agreement with Iran includes a plan for the spent nuclear fuel to be `` returned to Russia for reprocessing and storage . '' Both Iran and Russia are under sanctions by the West . The announcement suggests Moscow is demonstrating that it has no plans to slow down its nuclear cooperation . Iran leader : 'Annihilate ' Israel . On Monday , Israeli Prime Minister Benhamin Netanyahu spoke out against new statements from Iran 's Supreme Leader calling for Israel to be `` annihilated . '' `` There is no moderation in Iran . It is unrepentant , unreformed , it calls for Israel 's eradication , it promotes international terrorism , '' Netanyahu said in a statement . `` This terrorist regime in Iran must not be allowed to become a nuclear threshold power , '' the Prime Minister said . `` And I call on the P5+1 countries -- do n't rush into a deal that would let Iran rush to the bomb . '' P5+1 refers to the United States , China , Russia , Britain , France -- the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council -- and Germany . Iran insists it only wants nuclear energy . And Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , while calling for the elimination of Israel , said he opposes `` a massacre of the Jewish people in this region . '' It says the `` proper way of eliminating Israel '' is for `` all the original people of Palestine including Muslims , Christians and Jews wherever they are , whether inside Palestine , in refugee camps in other countries or just anywhere else , take part in a public and organized referendum . '' The `` Jewish immigrants who have been persuaded into emigration to Palestine do not have the right to take part , '' he said . It 's unclear who Khamenei thinks the `` original people of Palestine '' are , given that the region 's history dates back thousands of years and includes countless waves of immigration and exile . U.S. : Iran wo n't get a nuclear bomb . U.S. President Barack Obama recently sent a letter to Khamenei about cooperating in the fight against ISIS , the terror group that calls itself the Islamic State . Revelations about the letter have raised questions over whether Obama 's stance on Iran is softening . U.S. officials insist Washington is not coordinating military actions with Tehran -- and that there is no softening in its position on the country 's nuclear program . `` We will not let Iran acquire a nuclear weapon , period , '' U.S. Vice President Joe Biden vowed Monday . The deadline for the current round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 is November 24 . Obama has left it unclear whether a deal will be struck by then . Opinion : On Iran , is Obama a sad negotiator ?
Russia will build up to 8 new reactors in Iran for `` atomic energy , '' state media says . The announcement comes a day before the deadline in Iran 's nuclear talks with the P5+1 . It came less than 2 weeks after Russia warned `` there is no moderation in Israel '' Israel vows Iran wo n't get a nuclear bomb .