Senior Israeli Official Says, ‘Iran Is Now Just Five Days Away from Having Enough Fuel to Build the Bomb.’
Here’s what Newsmax reported:
A senior official in the region told the publication that, “Iran is now just five days away from having enough fuel to build the bomb,”
“If the Iranian regime was to make the decision today, in five days they would have enough highly enriched uranium to start building nuclear weapons,” he explained.
“That’s how serious the situation has become.” He said.
Uranium used for peaceful civilian nuclear power plants is typically enriched to 3.5%.
Military-grade uranium capable of being used to create nuclear warheads must be enriched to between 90% and 95%.
The official stated it would likely take Tehran another year or so to actually perfect a fully operational nuclear warhead, and noted that – to the best of his knowledge – the Iranian regime has not perfected its ability to attach nuclear warheads to ballistic missiles.
Still, the regime has crossed all of Israel’s previous red lines.
Yesterday, Defense Minister Benny Gantz addressed a symposium at Reichman University, revealing new details about Iran’s nuclear program.
According to Gantz, “Iran is making an effort to complete the production and installation of 1,000 advanced IR6 centrifuges at its nuclear facilities, including a new facility being built at an underground site near Natanz”.
Gantz said:
“Iran continues to accumulate irreversible knowledge and experience in the development, research, production and operation of advanced centrifuges. It stands just a few weeks away from accumulating fissile material that will be sufficient for a first bomb, holds 60 kg of enriched material at 60 percent, produces metallic uranium at the enrichment level of 20 percent and prevents the IAEA from accessing its facilities.”
Relating to Iran’s regional aggression, Gantz added:
“Iranian proxies are attacking oil reserves, airports and civilian facilities. Iran itself is conducting attacks via its Quds Force. It is developing operational systems throughout the region, equipped with accurate capabilities including cruise missiles, surface-to-surface missiles and UAVs, capable of reaching thousands of kilometres. The quantity of strategic weapons in the hands of Iranian proxies has increased significantly in the last year: in Iraq there are hundreds of weapons, in Yemen the number has also increased and the Houthis hold dozens of weapons.”
Furthermore, while the world’s attention is focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Iran is ramping up its regional actions.
Gantz disclosed more facts about an Iranian attempt earlier this year to transport weapons to Palestinian organizations. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched two drones at Israel from Iranian territory in February.
Gantz said, “the UAVs had parachutes attached, we estimate that the purpose of the launch was to deliver weapons to terrorist organisations”. He further noted that “the mission failed, and the UAVs were intercepted in Iraq”.
He added, “In Syria, too, attempts continue to be made to transfer and produce accurate weapons. Israel will continue to thwart these efforts and face any threat to its citizens and the region.”
Sources: Newsmax, Israelnationalnews, Allisrael
