[caption id="attachment_148397" align="alignright" width="208"] US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki[/caption]

Washington: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's victory in the Israeli election will not hamper US efforts to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, the State Department said Wednesday.

The Israeli leader opposes any accommodation with Tehran and has powerful allies in Washington, but State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said: "We don't think his win has impacted the Iran negotiations, or will."

By AFP