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U.S. Backs Israeli Claims on "New and Compelling" Evidence Against Iran
(VOA News) Jeff Seldin - The White House is praising new intelligence from Israel on Iran's nuclear weapons program, calling it "new and compelling," though officials in Washington have stopped short of charging Tehran with outright violations of its 2015 nuclear deal. U.S. officials reviewing the cache of documents, charts, blueprints, photos and videos said Monday that the materials they had seen were authentic. U.S. officials say while much of the intelligence is consistent with what has long been known, some of it sheds new light on Tehran's activities. Officials said the Israeli intelligence provided new details on Iran's effort to develop its Shahab-3 ballistic missile into one capable of delivering a nuclear warhead. "The Iranians have consistently taken the position that they've never had a program like this," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday.