Israel has renewed threats against Iran over its nuclear program saying no option against the country should be removed from the table.

"Our position is that time is of the essence," Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak told reporters after a meeting with UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday.

Barak also said that Tel Aviv would not remove any option from the table to halt Iran's nuclear program.

The remarks were made at a time that Iran resumed its talks with the West in a bid to end the dispute over its nuclear program.

The US and its allies accuse Iran of developing nuclear weapons. Iran has dismissed the charges saying its nuclear activities are aimed at peaceful purposes.

"We emphasized to the secretary general our expectation that the world community will take a coherent, concerted, coordinated action to put an end to Iranian activity in the area of military nuclear technologies," Barak said.

Iran has warned that while it adheres to diplomacy as the only solution to solve the nuclear issue, it would strongly repel any military attack.

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