Why Macron fears Iran’s nuclear program is nearing ‘point of no return’

[RYAN ROBERTSON]

IRAN IS NEARING “THE POINT OF NO RETURN” WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING ITS HANDS ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS…THIS NEW WARNING COMES FROM FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON

HESAYS TEHRAN HAS ENOUGH ENRICHED URANIUM TO POWER A HANDFUL OF NUCLEAR WARHEADS AND CALLS IT THE BIGGEST THREAT EUROPE FACES.

IT’S NOT JUST HIM SOUNDING THE ALARM EITHER.

THE HEAD OF THE U-N’S NUCLEAR WATCHDOG SAID IN DECEMBER IRAN IS “DRAMATICALLY” ACCELERATING ENRICHMENT AND ROUGHLY 90 PERCENT OF ITS STOCKPILE IS AT BOMB-GRADE LEVEL.

FRANCE WAS PART OF THE 20-15 NUCLEAR DEAL, WHICH FELL APART IN 2018 WHEN THE FIRST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WITHDREW.

UNDER THAT DEAL– IRAN AGREED TO PULL BACK ON ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM IN EXCHANGE FOR SANCTIONS BEING LIFTED.

AS A RESULT OF THE U-S BACKING OUT, THOUGH, IRAN BEGAN ENRICHING URANIUM AT HIGHER LEVELS…

SHORTENING THE TIME NEEDED TO MAKE A NUCLEAR DEVICE FROM MONTHS TO WEEKS.

PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP’S RETURN TO THE WHITE HOUSE IS ALSO RAISING FRESH CONCERNS.

MR TRUMP DREW A HARDLINE WITH TEHRAN DURING HIS FIRST TERM.

REAPPLYING SANCTIONS AND ORDERING THE KILLING OF TOP IRANIAN GENERAL QUASSEM SOLEIMANI IN 2020, WHICH SOME SAY NEARLY SPARKED A WAR BETWEEN THE NATIONS.

MACRON SAYS HE’S DEBATING WHETHER MORE SANCTIONS MAY BE THE ANSWER TO DETERRING TEHRAN AND WILL TALK WITH THE INCOMING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ABOUT THE “IRANIAN QUESTION.”

TERHAN REPEATEDLY INSISTED IT’S NOT USING THE ENRICHED URANIUM FOR NUKES BUT NO ONE IN THE WEST IS BUYING IT.

ESPECIALLY GIVEN IRAN’S SUPPORT FOR HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON AND HAMAS IN GAZA.

BOTH MILITANT GROUPS SUFFERED HEAVY LOSSES AT THE HANDS OF ISRAEL IN RECENT MONTHS.

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