NYT: Iran May Want Nuclear Bomb After US Attack on Fordo or Killing Khamenei
The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to U.S. intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although it has already amassed a large stockpile of the enriched uranium needed for that purpose," the New York Times reported on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete its work on an atomic bomb is irrelevant to many +hawks+ in the U.S. and Iran, who say Tehran is within a whisker of becoming an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would make a decision on a possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that "Iran has everything it needs to obtain a nuclear weapon." "All it needs is a decision from the supreme leader. It would take the Iranians a few weeks to produce a nuclear weapon," he added. Such a time horizon, the NYT noted, is consistent with the Mossad's assessment.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many intelligence officials believe that the reason Iran has stockpiled so much uranium is to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
The NYT also stressed that there are suspicions in the US intelligence community that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for an attack on Iran for many years, is presenting "embellished estimates to gain US support in the military campaign against (Tehran)".
The daily recalled that Khamenei issued a fatwa (religious decree) in 2003 that prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment, it is still in force," noted a US intelligence official quoted by the NYT. (PAP)
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Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured highly enriched uranium and other materials ahead of an Israeli attack, retired general Mohsen Rezai, a former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, said in a television interview on Thursday.
“All the materials are now in our hands,” he stressed.
"Secondly, the scientists are in our hands. Thirdly, the factories where we produced nuclear devices - those factories still exist," he assured. According to a former commander of the Revolutionary Guard, the most powerful armed force in Iran, the authorities in Tehran were expecting war as early as March.
Rezai also dismissed the idea of a ceasefire with the “ancient enemy Israel.” The Iranian military must punish the enemy so severely and deterrently that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack, he said. “If this (ceasefire) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret,” the retired general admitted.
Israel launched a massive attack on Iran on June 13, claiming its targets were nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack a "declaration of war" and responded with ballistic missile strikes on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to U.S. intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although it has already amassed a large stockpile of the enriched uranium needed for that purpose," the New York Times reported on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete its work on an atomic bomb is irrelevant to many +hawks+ in the U.S. and Iran, who say Tehran is within a whisker of becoming an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would make a decision on a possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that "Iran has everything it needs to obtain a nuclear weapon." "All it needs is a decision from the supreme leader. It would take the Iranians a few weeks to produce a nuclear weapon," he added. Such a time horizon, the NYT noted, is consistent with the Mossad's assessment.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many intelligence officials believe that the reason Iran has stockpiled so much uranium is to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
The NYT also stressed that there are suspicions in the US intelligence community that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for an attack on Iran for many years, is presenting "embellished estimates to gain US support in the military campaign against (Tehran)".
The daily recalled that Khamenei issued a fatwa (religious decree) in 2003 that prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment, it is still in force," noted a US intelligence official quoted by the NYT. (PAP)
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Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured highly enriched uranium and other materials ahead of an Israeli attack, retired general Mohsen Rezai, a former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, said in a television interview on Thursday.
“All the materials are now in our hands,” he stressed.
"Secondly, the scientists are in our hands. Thirdly, the factories where we produced nuclear devices - those factories still exist," he assured. According to a former commander of the Revolutionary Guard, the most powerful armed force in Iran, the authorities in Tehran were expecting war as early as March.
Rezai also dismissed the idea of a ceasefire with the “ancient enemy Israel.” The Iranian military must punish the enemy so severely and deterrently that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack, he said. “If this (ceasefire) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret,” the retired general admitted.
Israel launched a massive attack on Iran on June 13, claiming its targets were nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack a "declaration of war" and responded with ballistic missile strikes on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to U.S. intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although it has already amassed a large stockpile of the enriched uranium needed for that purpose," the New York Times reported on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete its work on an atomic bomb is irrelevant to many +hawks+ in the U.S. and Iran, who say Tehran is within a whisker of becoming an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would make a decision on a possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that "Iran has everything it needs to obtain a nuclear weapon." "All it needs is a decision from the supreme leader. It would take the Iranians a few weeks to produce a nuclear weapon," he added. Such a time horizon, the NYT noted, is consistent with the Mossad's assessment.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many intelligence officials believe that the reason Iran has stockpiled so much uranium is to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
The NYT also stressed that there are suspicions in the US intelligence community that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for an attack on Iran for many years, is presenting "embellished estimates to gain US support in the military campaign against (Tehran)".
The daily recalled that Khamenei issued a fatwa (religious decree) in 2003 that prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment, it is still in force," noted a US intelligence official quoted by the NYT. (PAP)
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Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured highly enriched uranium and other materials ahead of an Israeli attack, retired general Mohsen Rezai, a former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, said in a television interview on Thursday.
“All the materials are now in our hands,” he stressed.
"Secondly, the scientists are in our hands. Thirdly, the factories where we produced nuclear devices - those factories still exist," he assured. According to a former commander of the Revolutionary Guard, the most powerful armed force in Iran, the authorities in Tehran were expecting war as early as March.
Rezai also dismissed the idea of a ceasefire with the “ancient enemy Israel.” The Iranian military must punish the enemy so severely and deterrently that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack, he said. “If this (ceasefire) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret,” the retired general admitted.
Israel launched a massive attack on Iran on June 13, claiming its targets were nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack a "declaration of war" and responded with ballistic missile strikes on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to U.S. intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although it has already amassed a large stockpile of the enriched uranium needed for that purpose," the New York Times reported on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete its work on an atomic bomb is irrelevant to many +hawks+ in the U.S. and Iran, who say Tehran is within a whisker of becoming an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would make a decision on a possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that "Iran has everything it needs to obtain a nuclear weapon." "All it needs is a decision from the supreme leader. It would take the Iranians a few weeks to produce a nuclear weapon," he added. Such a time horizon, the NYT noted, is consistent with the Mossad's assessment.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many intelligence officials believe that the reason Iran has stockpiled so much uranium is to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
The NYT also stressed that there are suspicions in the US intelligence community that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for an attack on Iran for many years, is presenting "embellished estimates to gain US support in the military campaign against (Tehran)".
The daily recalled that Khamenei issued a fatwa (religious decree) in 2003 that prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment, it is still in force," noted a US intelligence official quoted by the NYT. (PAP)
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Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured highly enriched uranium and other materials ahead of an Israeli attack, retired general Mohsen Rezai, a former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, said in a television interview on Thursday.
“All the materials are now in our hands,” he stressed.
"Secondly, the scientists are in our hands. Thirdly, the factories where we produced nuclear devices - those factories still exist," he assured. According to a former commander of the Revolutionary Guard, the most powerful armed force in Iran, the authorities in Tehran were expecting war as early as March.
Rezai also dismissed the idea of a ceasefire with the “ancient enemy Israel.” The Iranian military must punish the enemy so severely and deterrently that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack, he said. “If this (ceasefire) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret,” the retired general admitted.
Israel launched a massive attack on Iran on June 13, claiming its targets were nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack a "declaration of war" and responded with ballistic missile strikes on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to U.S. intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although it has already amassed a large stockpile of the enriched uranium needed for that purpose," the New York Times reported on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete its work on an atomic bomb is irrelevant to many +hawks+ in the U.S. and Iran, who say Tehran is within a whisker of becoming an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would make a decision on a possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that "Iran has everything it needs to obtain a nuclear weapon." "All it needs is a decision from the supreme leader. It would take the Iranians a few weeks to produce a nuclear weapon," he added. Such a time horizon, the NYT noted, is consistent with the Mossad's assessment.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many intelligence officials believe that the reason Iran has stockpiled so much uranium is to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
The NYT also stressed that there are suspicions in the US intelligence community that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for an attack on Iran for many years, is presenting "embellished estimates to gain US support in the military campaign against (Tehran)".
The daily recalled that Khamenei issued a fatwa (religious decree) in 2003 that prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment, it is still in force," noted a US intelligence official quoted by the NYT. (PAP)
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Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured highly enriched uranium and other materials ahead of an Israeli attack, retired general Mohsen Rezai, a former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, said in a television interview on Thursday.
“All the materials are now in our hands,” he stressed.
"Secondly, the scientists are in our hands. Thirdly, the factories where we produced nuclear devices - those factories still exist," he assured. According to a former commander of the Revolutionary Guard, the most powerful armed force in Iran, the authorities in Tehran were expecting war as early as March.
Rezai also dismissed the idea of a ceasefire with the “ancient enemy Israel.” The Iranian military must punish the enemy so severely and deterrently that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack, he said. “If this (ceasefire) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret,” the retired general admitted.
Israel launched a massive attack on Iran on June 13, claiming its targets were nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack a "declaration of war" and responded with ballistic missile strikes on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to U.S. intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although it has already amassed a large stockpile of the enriched uranium needed for that purpose," the New York Times reported on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete its work on an atomic bomb is irrelevant to many +hawks+ in the U.S. and Iran, who say Tehran is within a whisker of becoming an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would make a decision on a possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that "Iran has everything it needs to obtain a nuclear weapon." "All it needs is a decision from the supreme leader. It would take the Iranians a few weeks to produce a nuclear weapon," he added. Such a time horizon, the NYT noted, is consistent with the Mossad's assessment.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many intelligence officials believe that the reason Iran has stockpiled so much uranium is to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
The NYT also stressed that there are suspicions in the US intelligence community that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for an attack on Iran for many years, is presenting "embellished estimates to gain US support in the military campaign against (Tehran)".
The daily recalled that Khamenei issued a fatwa (religious decree) in 2003 that prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment, it is still in force," noted a US intelligence official quoted by the NYT. (PAP)
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Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured highly enriched uranium and other materials ahead of an Israeli attack, retired general Mohsen Rezai, a former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, said in a television interview on Thursday.
“All the materials are now in our hands,” he stressed.
"Secondly, the scientists are in our hands. Thirdly, the factories where we produced nuclear devices - those factories still exist," he assured. According to a former commander of the Revolutionary Guard, the most powerful armed force in Iran, the authorities in Tehran were expecting war as early as March.
Rezai also dismissed the idea of a ceasefire with the “ancient enemy Israel.” The Iranian military must punish the enemy so severely and deterrently that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack, he said. “If this (ceasefire) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret,” the retired general admitted.
Israel launched a massive attack on Iran on June 13, claiming its targets were nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack a "declaration of war" and responded with ballistic missile strikes on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to U.S. intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although it has already amassed a large stockpile of the enriched uranium needed for that purpose," the New York Times reported on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete its work on an atomic bomb is irrelevant to many +hawks+ in the U.S. and Iran, who say Tehran is within a whisker of becoming an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would make a decision on a possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that "Iran has everything it needs to obtain a nuclear weapon." "All it needs is a decision from the supreme leader. It would take the Iranians a few weeks to produce a nuclear weapon," he added. Such a time horizon, the NYT noted, is consistent with the Mossad's assessment.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many intelligence officials believe that the reason Iran has stockpiled so much uranium is to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
The NYT also stressed that there are suspicions in the US intelligence community that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for an attack on Iran for many years, is presenting "embellished estimates to gain US support in the military campaign against (Tehran)".
The daily recalled that Khamenei issued a fatwa (religious decree) in 2003 that prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment, it is still in force," noted a US intelligence official quoted by the NYT. (PAP)
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Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured highly enriched uranium and other materials ahead of an Israeli attack, retired general Mohsen Rezai, a former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, said in a television interview on Thursday.
“All the materials are now in our hands,” he stressed.
"Secondly, the scientists are in our hands. Thirdly, the factories where we produced nuclear devices - those factories still exist," he assured. According to a former commander of the Revolutionary Guard, the most powerful armed force in Iran, the authorities in Tehran were expecting war as early as March.
Rezai also dismissed the idea of a ceasefire with the “ancient enemy Israel.” The Iranian military must punish the enemy so severely and deterrently that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack, he said. “If this (ceasefire) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret,” the retired general admitted.
Israel launched a massive attack on Iran on June 13, claiming its targets were nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack a "declaration of war" and responded with ballistic missile strikes on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to U.S. intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although it has already amassed a large stockpile of the enriched uranium needed for that purpose," the New York Times reported on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete its work on an atomic bomb is irrelevant to many +hawks+ in the U.S. and Iran, who say Tehran is within a whisker of becoming an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would make a decision on a possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that "Iran has everything it needs to obtain a nuclear weapon." "All it needs is a decision from the supreme leader. It would take the Iranians a few weeks to produce a nuclear weapon," he added. Such a time horizon, the NYT noted, is consistent with the Mossad's assessment.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many intelligence officials believe that the reason Iran has stockpiled so much uranium is to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
The NYT also stressed that there are suspicions in the US intelligence community that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for an attack on Iran for many years, is presenting "embellished estimates to gain US support in the military campaign against (Tehran)".
The daily recalled that Khamenei issued a fatwa (religious decree) in 2003 that prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment, it is still in force," noted a US intelligence official quoted by the NYT. (PAP)
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Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured highly enriched uranium and other materials ahead of an Israeli attack, retired general Mohsen Rezai, a former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, said in a television interview on Thursday.
“All the materials are now in our hands,” he stressed.
"Secondly, the scientists are in our hands. Thirdly, the factories where we produced nuclear devices - those factories still exist," he assured. According to a former commander of the Revolutionary Guard, the most powerful armed force in Iran, the authorities in Tehran were expecting war as early as March.
Rezai also dismissed the idea of a ceasefire with the “ancient enemy Israel.” The Iranian military must punish the enemy so severely and deterrently that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack, he said. “If this (ceasefire) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret,” the retired general admitted.
Israel launched a massive attack on Iran on June 13, claiming its targets were nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack a "declaration of war" and responded with ballistic missile strikes on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to U.S. intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although it has already amassed a large stockpile of the enriched uranium needed for that purpose," the New York Times reported on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete its work on an atomic bomb is irrelevant to many +hawks+ in the U.S. and Iran, who say Tehran is within a whisker of becoming an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would make a decision on a possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that "Iran has everything it needs to obtain a nuclear weapon." "All it needs is a decision from the supreme leader. It would take the Iranians a few weeks to produce a nuclear weapon," he added. Such a time horizon, the NYT noted, is consistent with the Mossad's assessment.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many intelligence officials believe that the reason Iran has stockpiled so much uranium is to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
The NYT also stressed that there are suspicions in the US intelligence community that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for an attack on Iran for many years, is presenting "embellished estimates to gain US support in the military campaign against (Tehran)".
The daily recalled that Khamenei issued a fatwa (religious decree) in 2003 that prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment, it is still in force," noted a US intelligence official quoted by the NYT. (PAP)
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Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured highly enriched uranium and other materials ahead of an Israeli attack, retired general Mohsen Rezai, a former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, said in a television interview on Thursday.
“All the materials are now in our hands,” he stressed.
"Secondly, the scientists are in our hands. Thirdly, the factories where we produced nuclear devices - those factories still exist," he assured. According to a former commander of the Revolutionary Guard, the most powerful armed force in Iran, the authorities in Tehran were expecting war as early as March.
Rezai also dismissed the idea of a ceasefire with the “ancient enemy Israel.” The Iranian military must punish the enemy so severely and deterrently that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack, he said. “If this (ceasefire) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret,” the retired general admitted.
Israel launched a massive attack on Iran on June 13, claiming its targets were nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack a "declaration of war" and responded with ballistic missile strikes on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to U.S. intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although it has already amassed a large stockpile of the enriched uranium needed for that purpose," the New York Times reported on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete its work on an atomic bomb is irrelevant to many +hawks+ in the U.S. and Iran, who say Tehran is within a whisker of becoming an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would make a decision on a possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that "Iran has everything it needs to obtain a nuclear weapon." "All it needs is a decision from the supreme leader. It would take the Iranians a few weeks to produce a nuclear weapon," he added. Such a time horizon, the NYT noted, is consistent with the Mossad's assessment.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many intelligence officials believe that the reason Iran has stockpiled so much uranium is to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
The NYT also stressed that there are suspicions in the US intelligence community that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for an attack on Iran for many years, is presenting "embellished estimates to gain US support in the military campaign against (Tehran)".
The daily recalled that Khamenei issued a fatwa (religious decree) in 2003 that prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment, it is still in force," noted a US intelligence official quoted by the NYT. (PAP)
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Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured highly enriched uranium and other materials ahead of an Israeli attack, retired general Mohsen Rezai, a former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, said in a television interview on Thursday.
“All the materials are now in our hands,” he stressed.
"Secondly, the scientists are in our hands. Thirdly, the factories where we produced nuclear devices - those factories still exist," he assured. According to a former commander of the Revolutionary Guard, the most powerful armed force in Iran, the authorities in Tehran were expecting war as early as March.
Rezai also dismissed the idea of a ceasefire with the “ancient enemy Israel.” The Iranian military must punish the enemy so severely and deterrently that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack, he said. “If this (ceasefire) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret,” the retired general admitted.
Israel launched a massive attack on Iran on June 13, claiming its targets were nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack a "declaration of war" and responded with ballistic missile strikes on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to U.S. intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although it has already amassed a large stockpile of the enriched uranium needed for that purpose," the New York Times reported on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete its work on an atomic bomb is irrelevant to many +hawks+ in the U.S. and Iran, who say Tehran is within a whisker of becoming an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would make a decision on a possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that "Iran has everything it needs to obtain a nuclear weapon." "All it needs is a decision from the supreme leader. It would take the Iranians a few weeks to produce a nuclear weapon," he added. Such a time horizon, the NYT noted, is consistent with the Mossad's assessment.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many intelligence officials believe that the reason Iran has stockpiled so much uranium is to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
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The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to American intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although he has already accumulated substantial reserves of the enriched uranium necessary for this purpose," NYT said on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete the work on the atomic bomb, is irrelevant to many + Jastrzębi + in the USA and Iran, claiming that Tehran is close to much to become an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will make the decision about an possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA boss John Ratcliffe said "Iran has everything to get a nuclear weapon." "He only needs the decision of the Supreme Leader. The production of nuclear weapons would take Iranians for several weeks," he added. Such a temporary horizon - noted "NYT" - is convergent with the assessment of Mosad.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many representatives of intelligence services believe that the reason why Iran has accumulated so much uranium is the desire to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
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The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to American intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although he has already accumulated substantial reserves of the enriched uranium necessary for this purpose," NYT said on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete the work on the atomic bomb, is irrelevant to many + Jastrzębi + in the USA and Iran, claiming that Tehran is close to much to become an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will make the decision about an possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA boss John Ratcliffe said "Iran has everything to get a nuclear weapon." "He only needs the decision of the Supreme Leader. The production of nuclear weapons would take Iranians for several weeks," he added. Such a temporary horizon - noted "NYT" - is convergent with the assessment of Mosad.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many representatives of intelligence services believe that the reason why Iran has accumulated so much uranium is the desire to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
MOBR/ AKL/
The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to American intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although he has already accumulated substantial reserves of the enriched uranium necessary for this purpose," NYT said on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete the work on the atomic bomb, is irrelevant to many + Jastrzębi + in the USA and Iran, claiming that Tehran is close to much to become an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will make the decision about an possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA boss John Ratcliffe said "Iran has everything to get a nuclear weapon." "He only needs the decision of the Supreme Leader. The production of nuclear weapons would take Iranians for several weeks," he added. Such a temporary horizon - noted "NYT" - is convergent with the assessment of Mosad.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many representatives of intelligence services believe that the reason why Iran has accumulated so much uranium is the desire to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
MOBR/ AKL/
The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to American intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although he has already accumulated substantial reserves of the enriched uranium necessary for this purpose," NYT said on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete the work on the atomic bomb, is irrelevant to many + Jastrzębi + in the USA and Iran, claiming that Tehran is close to much to become an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will make the decision about an possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA boss John Ratcliffe said "Iran has everything to get a nuclear weapon." "He only needs the decision of the Supreme Leader. The production of nuclear weapons would take Iranians for several weeks," he added. Such a temporary horizon - noted "NYT" - is convergent with the assessment of Mosad.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many representatives of intelligence services believe that the reason why Iran has accumulated so much uranium is the desire to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
MOBR/ AKL/
The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to American intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although he has already accumulated substantial reserves of the enriched uranium necessary for this purpose," NYT said on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete the work on the atomic bomb, is irrelevant to many + Jastrzębi + in the USA and Iran, claiming that Tehran is close to much to become an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will make the decision about an possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA boss John Ratcliffe said "Iran has everything to get a nuclear weapon." "He only needs the decision of the Supreme Leader. The production of nuclear weapons would take Iranians for several weeks," he added. Such a temporary horizon - noted "NYT" - is convergent with the assessment of Mosad.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many representatives of intelligence services believe that the reason why Iran has accumulated so much uranium is the desire to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
MOBR/ AKL/
The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to American intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although he has already accumulated substantial reserves of the enriched uranium necessary for this purpose," NYT said on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete the work on the atomic bomb, is irrelevant to many + Jastrzębi + in the USA and Iran, claiming that Tehran is close to much to become an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will make the decision about an possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA boss John Ratcliffe said "Iran has everything to get a nuclear weapon." "He only needs the decision of the Supreme Leader. The production of nuclear weapons would take Iranians for several weeks," he added. Such a temporary horizon - noted "NYT" - is convergent with the assessment of Mosad.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many representatives of intelligence services believe that the reason why Iran has accumulated so much uranium is the desire to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
MOBR/ AKL/
The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to American intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although he has already accumulated substantial reserves of the enriched uranium necessary for this purpose," NYT said on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete the work on the atomic bomb, is irrelevant to many + Jastrzębi + in the USA and Iran, claiming that Tehran is close to much to become an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will make the decision about an possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA boss John Ratcliffe said "Iran has everything to get a nuclear weapon." "He only needs the decision of the Supreme Leader. The production of nuclear weapons would take Iranians for several weeks," he added. Such a temporary horizon - noted "NYT" - is convergent with the assessment of Mosad.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many representatives of intelligence services believe that the reason why Iran has accumulated so much uranium is the desire to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
MOBR/ AKL/
The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to American intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although he has already accumulated substantial reserves of the enriched uranium necessary for this purpose," NYT said on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete the work on the atomic bomb, is irrelevant to many + Jastrzębi + in the USA and Iran, claiming that Tehran is close to much to become an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will make the decision about an possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA boss John Ratcliffe said "Iran has everything to get a nuclear weapon." "He only needs the decision of the Supreme Leader. The production of nuclear weapons would take Iranians for several weeks," he added. Such a temporary horizon - noted "NYT" - is convergent with the assessment of Mosad.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many representatives of intelligence services believe that the reason why Iran has accumulated so much uranium is the desire to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
MOBR/ AKL/
The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to American intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although he has already accumulated substantial reserves of the enriched uranium necessary for this purpose," NYT said on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete the work on the atomic bomb, is irrelevant to many + Jastrzębi + in the USA and Iran, claiming that Tehran is close to much to become an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will make the decision about an possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA boss John Ratcliffe said "Iran has everything to get a nuclear weapon." "He only needs the decision of the Supreme Leader. The production of nuclear weapons would take Iranians for several weeks," he added. Such a temporary horizon - noted "NYT" - is convergent with the assessment of Mosad.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many representatives of intelligence services believe that the reason why Iran has accumulated so much uranium is the desire to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
MOBR/ AKL/
The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to American intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although he has already accumulated substantial reserves of the enriched uranium necessary for this purpose," NYT said on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete the work on the atomic bomb, is irrelevant to many + Jastrzębi + in the USA and Iran, claiming that Tehran is close to much to become an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will make the decision about an possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA boss John Ratcliffe said "Iran has everything to get a nuclear weapon." "He only needs the decision of the Supreme Leader. The production of nuclear weapons would take Iranians for several weeks," he added. Such a temporary horizon - noted "NYT" - is convergent with the assessment of Mosad.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many representatives of intelligence services believe that the reason why Iran has accumulated so much uranium is the desire to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
MOBR/ AKL/
The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to American intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although he has already accumulated substantial reserves of the enriched uranium necessary for this purpose," NYT said on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete the work on the atomic bomb, is irrelevant to many + Jastrzębi + in the USA and Iran, claiming that Tehran is close to much to become an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will make the decision about an possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA boss John Ratcliffe said "Iran has everything to get a nuclear weapon." "He only needs the decision of the Supreme Leader. The production of nuclear weapons would take Iranians for several weeks," he added. Such a temporary horizon - noted "NYT" - is convergent with the assessment of Mosad.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many representatives of intelligence services believe that the reason why Iran has accumulated so much uranium is the desire to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
MOBR/ AKL/
The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to American intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although he has already accumulated substantial reserves of the enriched uranium necessary for this purpose," NYT said on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete the work on the atomic bomb, is irrelevant to many + Jastrzębi + in the USA and Iran, claiming that Tehran is close to much to become an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will make the decision about an possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA boss John Ratcliffe said "Iran has everything to get a nuclear weapon." "He only needs the decision of the Supreme Leader. The production of nuclear weapons would take Iranians for several weeks," he added. Such a temporary horizon - noted "NYT" - is convergent with the assessment of Mosad.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many representatives of intelligence services believe that the reason why Iran has accumulated so much uranium is the desire to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
MOBR/ AKL/
The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to American intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although he has already accumulated substantial reserves of the enriched uranium necessary for this purpose," NYT said on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete the work on the atomic bomb, is irrelevant to many + Jastrzębi + in the USA and Iran, claiming that Tehran is close to much to become an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will make the decision about an possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA boss John Ratcliffe said "Iran has everything to get a nuclear weapon." "He only needs the decision of the Supreme Leader. The production of nuclear weapons would take Iranians for several weeks," he added. Such a temporary horizon - noted "NYT" - is convergent with the assessment of Mosad.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many representatives of intelligence services believe that the reason why Iran has accumulated so much uranium is the desire to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
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The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to American intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although he has already accumulated substantial reserves of the enriched uranium necessary for this purpose," NYT said on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete the work on the atomic bomb, is irrelevant to many + Jastrzębi + in the USA and Iran, claiming that Tehran is close to much to become an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will make the decision about an possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA boss John Ratcliffe said "Iran has everything to get a nuclear weapon." "He only needs the decision of the Supreme Leader. The production of nuclear weapons would take Iranians for several weeks," he added. Such a temporary horizon - noted "NYT" - is convergent with the assessment of Mosad.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many representatives of intelligence services believe that the reason why Iran has accumulated so much uranium is the desire to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
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The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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The US intelligence community believes that Iran will probably decide to obtain a nuclear bomb if the United States attacks the uranium enrichment facility in Fordo or Israel kills Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the New York Times wrote.
According to American intelligence agencies, "Iran has not yet decided to produce a nuclear bomb, although he has already accumulated substantial reserves of the enriched uranium necessary for this purpose," NYT said on Thursday.
The New York daily noted that "the question of whether Iran has decided to complete the work on the atomic bomb, is irrelevant to many + Jastrzębi + in the USA and Iran, claiming that Tehran is close to much to become an existential threat to Israel."
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will make the decision about an possible attack on Iran within two weeks. CIA boss John Ratcliffe said "Iran has everything to get a nuclear weapon." "He only needs the decision of the Supreme Leader. The production of nuclear weapons would take Iranians for several weeks," he added. Such a temporary horizon - noted "NYT" - is convergent with the assessment of Mosad.
The newspaper also reported on the varying assessments among American officials. "Some officials believe that the Israeli estimates are credible, but others indicate that the assessment of the American intelligence community remains unchanged and that Iran needs from several months to even a year to produce the weapon," it reads.
At the same time, "many representatives of intelligence services believe that the reason why Iran has accumulated so much uranium is the desire to have the ability to quickly produce a bomb."
"NYT" also emphasized that in the US intelligence environment there are suspicions that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been calling for Iran for many years, presents "colored estimates to get the support of the United States in a military campaign against (Tehran)."
The daily reminded that Chamenei issued Fatwa (religious decree) in 2003, which prohibits the production of nuclear weapons. "At the moment she is still in force" - noted the US intelligence representative cited by "NYT". (PAP)
MOBR/ AKL/
The Iranian authorities were expecting war and had already secured high -enriched uranium and other materials from an Israeli attack - said the former commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard on Thursday, retired general Mohsen Rezai in a television interview.
"All materials are now in our hands," he emphasized.
"Secondly, scientists are in our hands. Third, factories in which we produced nuclear devices - these factories still exist," he assured. According to the former Revolutionary Guard commander, the most powerful armed formation in Iran, the authorities in Tehran expected war in March.
Rezai also rejected the thought of suspending weapons with the "eternal enemy of Israel." The Iranian army must punish the enemy so harsh and deterrent that it will no longer consider the idea of a counterattack - he said. "If this (suspension of the weapon) is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret," admitted the retired general.
Israel began on June 13 massive attacks on Iran, claiming that their goal is nuclear and military facilities. Iran called the attack "Declaration of War" and responded with air rackets on Israel. (PAP)
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