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US source: "Iran may produce a nuclear bomb by the end of the year" Israel today

2020-09-20T17:44:15.816Z


| United StatesA U.S. source has said that according to intelligence estimates, the Iranians may be able to reach the bomb by the end of the year. • Trump will sign new sanctions against Iran tomorrow "The world will be safer as a result" Photo:  AFP - Archive The United States today (Monday) imposes sanctions on more than 20 individuals and organizations involved in nuclear weapons, missile and conventiona


A U.S. source has said that according to intelligence estimates, the Iranians may be able to reach the bomb by the end of the year. • Trump will sign new sanctions against Iran tomorrow

  • "The world will be safer as a result"

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    AFP - Archive

The United States today (Monday) imposes sanctions on more than 20 individuals and organizations involved in nuclear weapons, missile and conventional armaments programs, a senior U.S. official told Reuters.

These sanctions are intended to add teeth to the US-operated Snapback mechanism. On Saturday, but was rejected by the rest of the country and the UN on the grounds that the US withdrew from the nuclear deal.

The same US source claimed that Iran may have enough fissile material to develop a nuclear bomb by the end of the year.

He also claimed that Tehran had renewed its cooperation with North Korea in the long-range missile program.

The source believes that Iran wants to achieve capabilities and means of launch, despite the nuclear deal designed to prevent this.

The U.S. source has confirmed that Trump will sign a presidential decree that would allow the United States to punish anyone who buys or sells conventional weapons from Iran with secondary sanctions that would block them from accessing the U.S. market.

The new sanctions are part of US President Donald Trump's effort to limit Iran's regional influence. Trump is expected to speak in the coming days during the UN General Assembly's annual convention.

As you may recall, about a month ago, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo informed the UN Security Council that there had been significant violations of the nuclear deal, from which the United States withdrew about two years ago.

However, the US declaration did not receive support from the other countries party to the nuclear deal and from the UN.

The presidential decree will detail how the U.S. will enforce the renewed sanctions. The State Department and the U.S. Treasury Department are expected to present how nonresidents and businesses will be punished for violations.

"The United States has taken this decisive action because in addition to Iran's failure to meet its commitments, the Security Council has not been able to extend the UN arms embargo on Iran, which has been in place for 13 years," he said in a statement issued by Pompeo.

Pompeo added: "In accordance with our rights ... we have started the Snapback process to bring back almost all UN sanctions that have been lifted in the past, including the arms embargo.

The world will be safer as a result. "According to the Secretary of State," The United States expects all UN member states to fulfill their commitment to implement these measures in full. It will generate profits from prohibited activities. "

Members of the Security Council partners in the agreement, Britain and France together with Germany (E3) stated in a joint statement that the Trump administration has lost its legal authority to operate the Snapback mechanism following their withdrawal from the nuclear agreement on May 8, 2018. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at a Security Council hearing on Saturday that he could not act on the US declaration because of "uncertainty" over the issue.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in response that the US would be defeated in its efforts to reactivate the sanctions and arms embargo that is due to end next month. “We will never give in to American pressure.

"Iran will plunge into America's bullying," he said in a televised speech. However, the Iranian real fell to a new low on Saturday - a value of 273,000 rials to one dollar - against the backdrop of the US statement. The Iranians have stated that they are ready to return to the nuclear deal if the United States fulfills its obligations.

Meanwhile, the New York Times reported on Friday that according to U.S. officials and allies of Washington, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is preventing any significant retaliation except for operations in cyberspace, following the assassination of Qassem Suleimani.

According to the same sources, the Islamic Republic planned to attack vessels in the Persian Gulf or oil production facilities in the Middle East, with the intention of shocking global markets and hurting the chances of US President Donald Trump being elected.

The change in attitude came in the wake of the corona crisis and the assessment that provocative Iranian actions would help Trump.

Participated in the preparation of the article: Shachar Kleiman

Source: israelhayom

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