US says Iran moving forward on a key aspect of developing a nuclear bomb

The Associated Press ^ | July 20, 2024 | BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER (D-AP)

[Oldeconomybuyer]

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Iran is talking more about getting a nuclear bomb and has made strides in developing a key aspect of a weapon since about April, when Israel and its allies overpowered a barrage of Iranian airstrikes targeting Israel, two top Biden administration officials said Friday.

Iran resumed progress on its nuclear program after the Trump administration ended U.S. cooperation with a 2015 deal that gave Iran relief from sanctions in return for allowing tougher oversight of the program.

“What we’ve seen in the past weeks and months is Iran is actually moving forward” on developing fissile material, Blinken said during a panel talk. Fissile material could be used to fuel a bomb.

He blamed the decision by the Trump administration to pull out of the nuclear agreement. Trump called the deal “defective at its core” when he ended U.S. participation in 2019.

“Instead of being at least a year away from having breakout capacity to produce fissile material for a nuclear weapon, they’re probably one or two weeks away from doing that,” Blinken said, adding that “where we are now is not a good place.”

“Now, they haven’t produced a weapon itself, but ... you put those things together, fissile material, an explosive device, and you have a nuclear weapon,” he said.

The United States was watching “very, very carefully” for any sign that Iran was working on the weapon side of producing a bomb, he said. The U.S. is also working on the diplomatic side to contain any further effort, Blinken said.

Meanwhile, Sullivan said, the U.S. has noted “an uptick of public commentary from Iranian officials musing about that possibility” since the April attacks and counterattacks between Iran and Israel and its allies.

“That was new. That was something that got our attention,” he said.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Iran; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: iran; nuclear; octobersurprise

[Oldeconomybuyer]

The October Surprise.

[Roadrunner383]

Given that Obama and Biden have provided billiions (that billions not millions) of dollars to Iran, is anyone surprised?

[goodnesswins]

Yeah..
Funded by the Dem/Commies.

[Calvin Cooledge]

Yep, Dems will get desperate and start a war with Iran, to shore up Droolin’ Biden.

[qwertyz]

Trump’s fault! (Beat you to it.)

[No name given]

Not me.

[Jeff Chandler]

The October Surprise

I read your mind.

[teevolt]

I would get a nuke if I were running Iran. Libya got rid of their weapons of mass destruction and we saw what happened there. Not too long ago there was talk of direct engagement with North Korea, until they got nukes. Heck I’d want nukes if I lead any country, makes anyone think twice before invading.

[rdcbn1]

“Instead of being at least a year away from having breakout capacity to produce fissile material for a nuclear weapon, they're probably one or two weeks away from doing that,” Blinken said, adding that “where we are now is not a good place.”

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Blinken is such a lying putz.

People with a memory will recall that the Iran Nuclear Agree was actually intended not to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, it was interned to delay Iran from having the capability to produce a nuclear weapon until 2025.

That was part of the deal.

Trump prevented Iran from work on a nuclear bomb by sanctions that were bankrupting them.

Biden openly enabled Iran's nuclear ambitions and facilitated Iran's nuclear program but removing sanctions and any pressure to stop work on a bomb.

[shanover]

Giving Iran the bomb is like handing a gun to someone who wants to kill you and threatens to do so constantly.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Got to beat the war drum

[grey_whiskers]

Biden swallows.

And you thought it was just Kamala.

I fear an Iranian warhead mated with North Korean missile...EMP.

[faithhopecharity]

Congratulations to Obama (or whatever his real name is), Biden, Blanken, Sullivan, and the entire Nazi Embedded Cell in the Snake Department for funding, protecting, and enabling the Iranian nuclear bomb project complete with ICBM missile delivery system.

Anyone in those 7 or 8 major USA cities on the Iranian dictator’s Number One Priority Hit List.... now would be a good time to check out any of the very nice small towns in the midwest or south

[Pearls Before Swine]

EMP...worse than a null pointer in a Crowdstrike update?

[coalminersson]

sotero

[faithhopecharity]

yes,
thanks

today 8 of the top 10 (first screen) google references for him claim right at the top that he was born in HI, ha ha ha

the brainwashing continues unabated
Joseph Goebbels would be proud

[coalminersson]

even if he was born inn HI his father was a british citizen, not what the founders wanted to have as commander in chief (see the letter between washington and jay)

[faithhopecharity]

yes it would not have mattered had he actually been born in Hawaii or, for that matter, on the lap of Abe Lincoln’s monument in WashDC

he was still ineligible

[vetvetdoug]

Iran knows it will lose the opportunity to nuke Israel when and if Trump becomes President. They know they have to act now when a weak incapacitated President and corrupt Democratic Party is in control of the Senate. I predict in the next three months we are going to see some real antics from the bad boys.

[2001convSVT]

Fair well Israel it’s been nice to know you.