Israel would then need to launch another military operation in Iran to thwart the regime’s race to the bomb, the unnamed official says
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Air Force plane takes off for an attack in Iran, March 2026IDF Spokespersons Unit
An unnamed Israeli military official told local media on Friday that the latest phase of the war effort against Iran would amount to a failure unless Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium is removed.
Iran is understood to have over 400 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent, which Israeli experts believe could make up some 11 atom bombs.
“If the nuclear objective is not attained, then all we’ve done in Iran would be one big failure. The evil regime in Tehran can kickstart the nuclear program,” the official was cited as saying.
“If the uranium is transferred from Iran through diplomatic negotiations, we will have done our part.” Failing that, Israel would need to launch another military operation in Iran to achieve this objective, he concluded.