(Gatestone Institute) Dr. Majid Rafizadeh - The Iranian government's nuclear activities jeopardize global security as much as Israel's security. Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, recently made it clear in an interview that the nuclear deal has not stopped Iran from making advances in its nuclear program. Salehi boasted: "If we have to go back and withdraw from the nuclear deal, we certainly do not go back to where we were before....We will be standing in a much, much higher position." Germany's domestic intelligence agency revealed in its annual report that the Iranian government has pursued a "clandestine" path to obtain illicit nuclear technology and equipment from German companies. The report stated: "It is safe to expect that Iran will continue its intensive procurement activities in Germany using clandestine methods to achieve its objectives." The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) reports that the "nerve center" of the Iranian regime's nuclear weapons project, responsible for designing a nuclear bomb, has been continuing its work. Following the establishment of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2015, not only has the unit remained in place and active, it is now clear that in some fields its activities have even expanded. Iran's breakout time - the amount of time needed to produce enough weapons-grade uranium for one nuclear bomb - is believed to be less than a year. The writer is president of the International American Council on the Middle East.
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