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JERUSALEM, Israel - Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz warns that Iran is only 10 weeks away from acquiring enough material to make a nuclear bomb.
"Iran has violated all of the guidelines set in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JPCOA) and is only around 10 weeks away from acquiring weapons-grade materials necessary for a nuclear weapon," Gantz told ambassadors from countries on the UN Security Council during a briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
"Now is the time for deeds - words are not enough," he added. "It is time for diplomatic, economic and even military deeds."
In 2015, Iran signed the JCPOA with the US, Russia, China, Germany, France and Britain. It severely restricted Iran's ability to enrich uranium in exchange for sanctions relief, but it allowed Tehran to continue pursuing its nuclear program for civilian purposes. Iran insists it is does not want to develop a nuclear bomb.
President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled out of the deal in 2018, criticizing clauses within it that would allow sanctions of Iran to be gradually lifted. Israel opposes the deal and says it fails to address Iran's threat to the region - like its ballistic missiles and militant proxies.
President Joe Biden wants to salvage the agreement to reign in Iran's nuclear ambitions, but negotiations in Vienna to restore the JCPOA have been suspended until Iran's new hardline president Ebrahim Raisi forms a new government later this month.
As Jesus said to us, "Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem". This is the known Will of God for this time in history. We are The Church of Jesus Christ.
"Iran has violated all of the guidelines set in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JPCOA) and is only around 10 weeks away from acquiring weapons-grade materials necessary for a nuclear weapon," Gantz told ambassadors from countries on the UN Security Council during a briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
"Now is the time for deeds - words are not enough," he added. "It is time for diplomatic, economic and even military deeds."
In 2015, Iran signed the JCPOA with the US, Russia, China, Germany, France and Britain. It severely restricted Iran's ability to enrich uranium in exchange for sanctions relief, but it allowed Tehran to continue pursuing its nuclear program for civilian purposes. Iran insists it is does not want to develop a nuclear bomb.
President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled out of the deal in 2018, criticizing clauses within it that would allow sanctions of Iran to be gradually lifted. Israel opposes the deal and says it fails to address Iran's threat to the region - like its ballistic missiles and militant proxies.
President Joe Biden wants to salvage the agreement to reign in Iran's nuclear ambitions, but negotiations in Vienna to restore the JCPOA have been suspended until Iran's new hardline president Ebrahim Raisi forms a new government later this month.
As Jesus said to us, "Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem". This is the known Will of God for this time in history. We are The Church of Jesus Christ.
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