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Israel to the US: Iran is preparing to start enriching uranium to military level

U.S. officials told Walla!

Israel has provided the United States with information that Iran has taken a series of steps to prepare for 90% uranium enrichment - from which nuclear weapons can be produced. Iran's preparations will allow it to enrich uranium to this level within a few weeks, if it decides to do so.

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Monday, November 29, 2021, 7:30 p.m.

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Nuclear talks between the powers and Iran opened in Vienna (edited by Aviad Ballali)

Israel has provided the United States and European powers with information indicating that Iran has taken a series of technical steps to prepare for uranium enrichment to the highest level of 90%, from which nuclear weapons can be produced - according to two US sources updated on the details.

The information has been passed to Washington in recent weeks and the Prime Minister's Office, the State Department and the Department of Defense have refused to comment.

Nuclear talks opened today (Monday) in Vienna in a joint meeting of Iranian negotiating team led by Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagri-Kenny with representatives of the European Union, Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China. US negotiating team led by Iranian envoy Rob Mali did not attend In a meeting.

The Americans are in indirect talks with the Iranians through the mediation of European countries.

Iran today enriches uranium at 60%, far beyond the level allowed by the nuclear deal.

However, a 90% enrichment increase would be another unprecedented Iranian move.

Uranium enriched to such a level has no civil uses and is intended solely for the production of an atomic bomb.

Uranium at such a level is intended solely for the production of an atomic bomb.

Enrichment facility in Natanz (Photo: AP, AP)

If Iran does make this move, it will need about 25 kilograms of enriched uranium to 90% to produce a single nuclear bomb. However, the process of producing an atomic bomb is more complex than just uranium enrichment and includes other technological processes that Israel estimates may take. An additional

US official said that if Iran decides to do so, it will allow it to switch to 90% uranium enrichment within a few weeks, according to the source. to get themselves more bargaining chips in the nuclear talks started today in Vienna.

American source said that Israel shared the United States also intelligence assessment that Iran will escalate in the coming weeks the attacks by militias pro-Iranian Iraq, Syria and Yemen against targets Americans in the Middle East, and this is also to Click on the United States in nuclear talks.

Message to the US. Ganz and US Secretary of Defense in Washington, September (Photo: AP)

Defense Minister Bnei Gantz said today during the announcement of the transfer of the Armed Forces to the Negev that these days, Israeli teams are sharing with Israel's friends "intelligence that indicates Iran's continued pursuit of nuclear weapons while violating the current agreement with European countries." Gantz added that in order for the Iranians "We will stop the nuclear race, and the United States and the Western powers must impose more economic sanctions and carry out more military action." We do not oppose the talks - but we must not give in to smears, "Gantz said.

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"Last Chance"

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said in a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Trass in London today that Iran is playing on time and wants to make billions from lifting sanctions while secretly promoting its nuclear program.

"The intelligence material is not in doubt," Lapid said.

He added that in order to prevent this the powers should "tighten sanctions, tighten supervision and manage the discourse from a position of power".

The British Foreign Secretary also conveyed a very strong message to Iran at the press conference with Lapid.

"My position is that these talks are the last chance for the Iranians to come to the table and return to the nuclear deal ... if that does not happen we will look at other options."

Opening of nuclear talks in Vienna, today (Photo: Reuters)

EU Representative Enrique Moreh, who serves as the international coordinator for talks with Iran, said at the end of the first day of talks that there was a sense of urgency regarding a return to the nuclear deal.

A teacher noted that he is optimistic about the talks so far but stressed that no breakthrough is expected in the current round of talks.

He said Iran agreed that the negotiations will take into account the six rounds of talks held with the government before the elections in Iran Rohani. He noted that the day talks tomorrow will be devoted to the issue of sanctions and the next issue of restrictions on Iran's nuclear program.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdolahian said Today ahead of the resumption of talks in Vienna that the US and European powers need to understand "that the window of opportunity for a return to the nuclear deal will not remain open forever".

He noted that Iran would agree to return to the nuclear deal if all sanctions imposed on it were lifted and if the US gave guarantees that it would not withdraw from the agreement once again in the future, as the Trump administration did.

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