Sunday, July 25, 2021

Israel Tells The US That Iran Is On The Threshold Of Attaining Nuclear Weapons

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets Foreign Minister Yair Lapid ahead of their meeting in Rome, on June 27, 2021. (Andrew Harnik/Pool/AFP)  

Times of Israel: Lapid and Gantz said to warn US: Iran is close to nuclear threshold 

Senior diplomat cautions that Tehran could take advantage of lull in talks, until Iran’s new president installed, to advance program Israeli authorities have warned US officials in recent days that Iran is closer than ever to attaining nuclear weapons, according to the Kan public broadcaster. 

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and other Israeli officials have addressed the issue with their American counterparts recently, issuing an “unusual warning,” according to the Sunday report. 

Nuclear talks between world powers and Iran — attended indirectly by the US — have been ongoing for months in Vienna, but have stalled in recent weeks.  

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Update: 'Unusual Warning': Israel Reportedly Tells US That Iran Is One Step Away From Obtaining Nukes (Spuntik)  

WNU Editor: The Israelis are not the only ones raising the alarm bell .... Alarm Grows on Iran Nuclear Program Among Sidelined Monitors (Bloomberg)

2 comments:

Jac said...

It is our "1938 moment".

fazman said...

Difference is that independent monitors have verified this information, and the Iranians themselves have flouted containment.
Nothing at all like Iraq