  Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 10: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks during a NATO public forum as part of the 2024 NATO Summit on July 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. At Aspen, the secretary of state also said that a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas is ‘inside the 10-yard line’By Marc Rod ASPEN, Colo. — Secretary of State Tony Blinken said on Friday that Iran has reduced its nuclear breakout period — the time it would need to create sufficient fissile material for a nuclear weapon — to one to two weeks. In recent weeks and months Iran has been “moving forward in terms of the capacity to break out, in producing fissile material,” Blinken said at the Aspen Security Forum. Blinken’s estimate of Iran’s breakout time sent ripples through the crowd with some whispers of “Jesus.” But Blinken said that Iran hasn’t produced a nuclear weapon itself. He said the U.S. is closely tracking Iran’s progress and insisted that it has been “maximizing pressure on Iran across the board” — invoking the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” language — through new and existing sanctions and greater cooperation with European partners. You May Have MissedFRIENDS OF CORILinda Sarsour and Marc Lamont Hill speak at ‘Jews for Cori’ Bush fundraiserThe fundraiser was organized in conjunction with Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow. MINNEAPOLIS REMATCHPro-Israel groups steering clear of Ilhan Omar, to her rival’s frustrationDon Samuels nearly defeated Omar in 2022, but he’s not raising enough money to keep pace with the congresswoman. Read more...       |
7.19.2024
Blinken: Iran is 1-2 weeks away from producing material for a nuclear weapon
