Berlusconi denies saying Obama 'weak On Iran

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi denied on Saturday an Israeli newspaper report that he had described US President Barack Obama as being "weak" on Iran during a meeting with Israel's prime minister in Rome.

Maariv reported in an opinion piece that when Berlusconi met Benjamin Netanyahu last Tuesday, Netanyahu said Obama would "find it difficult to hold dialogue" with Iran after protest erupted over Iran's disputed election result. (Reuters)