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Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-895346
Misunderstanding the Iran Nuclear Threat
(Jerusalem Post) Yonah Jeremy Bob - U.S. intelligence reportedly estimates that Iran is only one year away from a nuclear weapon. Iran's nuclear program was not the focus of the 2026 war like it was in June 2025 because Iran did not progress with its nuclear program after June 2025. 11 months later, Iran has made zero concrete progress toward restoring its hammered nuclear program. Iran still has 400 kg. of 60%-enriched uranium, but this does not leave Iran close to producing a nuclear weapon. Most or all of that uranium is deep under the rubble of the Isfahan nuclear facility and likely also under rubble at the Fordow or Natanz nuclear facilities. Iran has made efforts to approach that uranium, but has not succeeded. The Islamic Republic, therefore, does not "possess" the uranium, and it is not clear how soon or even whether it could obtain access to and control over it.