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Security Expert: Iran Can Be Where North Korea Is in a Short Time
(Jerusalem Post) Yonah Jeremy Bob - "What people need to understand is that Iran can be where North Korea is" in a short time, Dr. Emily Landau, an expert at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University, told the Jerusalem Post on Tuesday. To prevent this from happening, the world must devise "a strategy to increase pressure on Iran" with a combination of increased, truly biting sanctions, isolation, and the threat of a military option, she said. Landau said there have always been concerns about North Korea transferring nuclear weapons technology to Iran, but after its latest nuclear test, which registered as far more powerful than past tests, that could mean sharing hydrogen bomb technology. Because the North Korea situation is showing the West that once it is too late, its options are limited, Landau said it is crucial to bring pressure on Iran, including "getting access to their military facilities and clandestine" nuclear activities at sites outside the IAEA's inspections regime. "Blind reliance on the JCPOA [nuclear deal] and the IAEA giving certifications" that Iran is complying with the agreement "are not enough."