CIA Director John Brennan: Iran Knows It Would Face Consequences If It Should Pursue Its Nuclear Program

CNN: CIA head: U.S. intel has 'robust' knowledge of Iran nuclear capabilities

Washington (CNN)Iran would build a nuclear bomb "at their own peril" if nuclear talks with the United States and other leading countries falter, Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan said Sunday.

"I think they realize that there's going to be tremendous costs and consequences and implications if they were to decide to go for a 'breakout,'" Brennan said on "Fox News Sunday," referring to Iran amassing enough of the materials necessary to build a nuclear bomb rather than use those materials for civil energy.

"There are a number of things that the United States has available to it to prevent Iran from getting a bomb," Brennan said. "President Obama has made it very clear that we are going to prevent Iran from having that type of nuclear weapon that they may have been going on track to obtain. So if they decide to go down that route they know that they will do so at their own peril."

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CIA director says US will keep pressure on Iran over nuclear capabilities despite outcome of ongoing talks -- FOX News