Israel, U.S. can chart common path on Iran, Netanyahu says [VIDEO]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. Headquarters in New York on Sept. 27. photo by REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was confident Israel and the United States could chart a way forward on how to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

"Israel is in discussions with the United States over this issue and I am confident that we can chart a path forward together," Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly in a speech.

Reporting By Arshad Mohammed; Editing by Sandra Maler