Is Israel preparing to strike Iran's nuclear sites?

JPost ^ | February 21, 2025 | Jonathan Spyer

[KingofZion]

In a soon-to-be-published article in Middle East Quarterly magazine, Colin Winston, a 30-year veteran of the CIA and former head of research at the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), lays out a succinct case for an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

“Hezbollah and Hamas no longer pose a threat to Israel,” Winston writes. “The Islamic Republic of Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ lies in ruin. Both Iran’s and Syria’s air defense systems have been destroyed, and Iran’s missile capabilities decimated.

“Despite this, Iran is on the verge of producing enough weapons-grade uranium to build several bombs – so close, in fact, that relying on a timely warning from US or Israeli intelligence of Iran’s imminent ‘breakout’ may no longer be a reliable strategy.

“Now is the time for Jerusalem and Washington to take decisive military action against Iran’s nuclear program, ideally through a coordinated and joint strike.”

There is growing evidence that thinking along these lines is now prevalent at the top of Israel’s security system. Recent regional media reports suggest that there is also broad agreement between Jerusalem and Washington on this issue.

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HOW ACCURATE are these reports? And is a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities likely, and perhaps imminent?

*** Firstly, as Winston notes in the passage quoted above, Iran is currently accelerating its advance toward a nuclear weapons capability. Tehran has been increasing its enrichment of uranium to 60% in recent months, apparently in response to recent setbacks it has experienced on other fronts. The time it would require to produce sufficient uranium to produce a nuclear bomb is now weeks rather than months, according to International Atomic Energy Agency estimates.

Secondly, Iran’s ability to deter an Israeli attack declined very significantly in the latter part of 2024....

[KingofZion]

this is half-assed. IDF or USA needs to go all the way and take out the mullahs as well. Let Iran start afresh.

[rdcbn1]

It is a very high probability that Iran has at least one nuclear weapon and probably more

For various reasons, they likely do not have the necessary skills to build a workable device small enough to deliver with what they have available

[BarbM]

Maybe the IDF can drop a little love on gaza.

[frank ballenger]

What was the year we were commenting back and forth about “Iran to complete nuke within weeks. Israel to stop it with a strike.” and similar stories? Two or three?

[iamgalt]

Don’t sweat there is no way these plans are known

[frank ballenger]

In the past mysterious “top Iranian nuke scientists killed in accident” stories meant someone is working to slow down Iran. Is it past that stage now?

[LeoWindhorse]

I hope si.
There has never been a better time than now , to put a stop to all of this

[Racketeer]

I have not ever understood why they have not yet turned them into salt pillars!!

[Ex gun maker.]

In other words, Iran already has enough Dirty Bomb material to make the entire ME uninhabitable.
And the winds would spread much of it across the globe.
NOW we are discussing what should have been done decades ago?

[TheThirdRuffian]

I fought in Iraq in hope we’d finally get to kill Iranians, which should have happened in 1978 or so.

Not a fan of international entanglements, but it is long past time to level Iran.

And, no, we don’t need to rebuild. They can all go die in the desert.

[Repeal The 17th]

In my mind,
no one will know what Israel has planned for Iran
until after it has happened.

[ExpatCanuck]

Israel needs to strike the homes and workplaces of every mullah in the Iranian parliament. They have the locations. Just do it and get it done with. Deal with the outrage afterwards.

[budj]

Well, just to splash some Tabasco sauce on the thoughts: "Bolton In January 2010: “There Are Two Outcomes: One Is Iran Gets Nuclear Weapons, The Other Is Israel Or Somebody Uses Military Force To Stop It.”
John Bolton on Iran

[roving]

They have no choice. It’s part of Bible prophecy. God’s will, will be done.

[Paal Gulli]

If they blow up Iran’s nuke facilities but don’t in time accomplish regime change, they’ll just have to do it all over again at some future date because the Iranians will just rebuild them, and probably rebuild them better.

[SaveFerris]

Yep. Somehow, Ezekiel 38 (and then 39) are going to be fulfilled.

(because it has been written for the Latter Years and Latter Days (KJV))

We shall see what the Lord's timing is. As always...we keep sharing the Word of the Lord / the Gospel and .....

[arthurus]

This headline comes up annually. It is speculation. The event may happen but the headlines will never get it right until the deed is done.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Joe Boucher]

Start by taking out Kharg island, irans money line.
Then hit their nuke program, them their mullah bastards.