Days after President Joe Biden announced Iran would never get nuclear weapons, a senior advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei announced Tehran is now capable of building an atomic bomb. (RELATED: ‘Axis of Evil' – China, Russia & Iran Preparing for War in America's Backyard – Latin America)
Kamal Kharrazi's remarks to Al Jazeera came one day after Biden wrapped up his four-day tour of the Middle East.
The interview sparked speculation that the regime might pursue nuclear weapons in the near future. Kharrazi warned that Iran wouldn't hesitate to retaliate militarily if Israel attempted to undermine Iranian security. (RELATED: Iran May Soon Have Nukes – Is Biden Admitting His Weak Iran Policy Has Failed?)
He also claimed that Tehran has “not made a decision to build an atomic bomb.”
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As National Review reports:
“In a few days we were able to enrich uranium up to 60 percent and we can easily produce 90 percent enriched uranium. . . . Iran has the technical means to produce a nuclear bomb but there has been no decision by Iran to build one,” said Kamal Kharrazi, a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Tehran has previously denied seeking nuclear weapons. It has claimed it is refining uranium for civilian energy uses.
In 2018, former President Donald Trump abandoned the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that saw Tehran pull back on its uranium enrichment in exchange for relief from economic sanctions.
Iran began violating the pact's nuclear restrictions after a year of Trump's policy. Tehran previously said its violations are reversible if the U.S. lifts sanctions and rejoins the agreement, though talks and indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran have stalled since March.
Biden encountered widespread criticism during his Mideast tour when he fist bumped Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Salman likely ordered the assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in 2018. Despite his cordial interaction with the crown prince, Biden received no assurances that the Saudis would increase oil production.
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Great. Now Joey can drop all of the sanctions against Iran since they are no longer needed to stop Iran from building the bomb. Mission accomplished.
Make it. Shoot it at Israel. They will shoot it down and incinerate the evil empire of Iran. Obama will cry his eyes out over the loss of his fellow Shiites.
What did they think, Iran was going to sit and twitle their thumbs and do nothing? You dropped the ball once again on what these people are capable of.
The towe lheads are living on the edge now. Fell sorry fot the civillans
Iran is a great nation of excellent people…controlled sadly by a herd of pompous and pretentious devils and swine dressed up in mullahs’ robes.