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Does Iran Intend to Build a Nuclear Bomb? Israel’s Military Intel Chief Can’t Say

Not only is Iran not interested in a nuclear breakout, Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva seems to be saying, but Israel should not and cannot confront Tehran head on - at least at the moment

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Iran’s uranium enrichment rates, like the forecasts for when it will be capable of building a nuclear bomb, have since 2019 become a road map for interpreting Tehran’s intentions. So too was its announcement Tuesday that it has begun producing uranium enriched to 60 percent, far beyond the 3.67 percent limit imposed by the 2015 nuclear agreement.

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