Iran's attack on Israel shines spotlight on Tehran's advancing nuclear weapons program

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After Iran's first-ever massive aerial attack on Israel, Tehran’s illicit nuclear weapons program is front and center in the minds of security experts.

JERUSALEM — With all eyes focused on a brewing high-intensity war between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the state of Tehran’s illicit nuclear weapons program has come under the microscope. Iran’s sprawling aerial attack, with over 300 suicide drones and missiles, on Israel has raised pressing new questions about the Islamic Republic’s capability to fire a nuclear weapon at the Jewish state.

In February, Reuters exclusively reported that Iran had enriched uranium well beyond the need for commercial nuclear use. The IAEA chief Rafael Grossi told Reuters that while the pace of uranium enrichment had slowed slightly since the end of last year, Iran was still enriching at an elevated rate of around 7 kg of uranium per month to 60% purity. Commenting on the presidential blame game, Albright said, 'Neither Trump nor Biden did well dealing with Iran’s nuclear program.

 

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