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According to experts, Iran poses a threat to the entire Middle East, fearing that it does not respect borders and neighboring countries and poses a “existential threat” to the region.
“Another big issue was a conversation with Iran about the basic breakout of Iran, which is enriched uranium enough to produce nuclear weapons,” said Jane Harman, a former lawmaker and president of the Wilson Center. Said in a discussion at the Aspen Security Forum. “It hasn’t been produced yet, so it doesn’t seem to even indicate any intention to produce it at this time.”
“But Iran is an existential threat to Israel, and the entire region is trying to see it that way,” she added.
Although Iran does not have a central focus on the forum, concerns about Tehran’s nuclear and regional ambitions have surfaced in many discussions. According to recent reports, Iran will probably take weeks to obtain nuclear weapons after developing a well-enriched uranium.
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British spy chief Richard Moore, informally known as Iran’s nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) remains the “still the best means available” to limit Iran. But I agree with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Hamenei, who said he was “skeptical” of doing so.
“I’m not sure I’ll get there,” Moore said in a forum. “It may be a bit academic to discuss that because Iran’s Supreme Leaders don’t want to close the deal. Iranians also don’t want to end the negotiations, so they can keep running for a while. did it. “”
Moore argued that even if an agreement was reached, Iran would continue to work on “unstable activities around our region” and that there would still be “a lot of work” to do.
“What are they doing by sponsoring the Houthi in Iraq, Syria and even Yemen,” he said. “They are still trying to assassinate and trap dissidents abroad, so there’s a lot to do.”
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Consistent issues raised at the forum focus on the need to continue to develop partnerships between Western countries and Iran’s neighbors to strengthen security and prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. rice field.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz told the audience that Iran is a threat to the region as a whole. He said so when asked if Israel was ready to go alone to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb.
“Another country, in our case, Iran wants to destroy it and build a means for it. I think the world should stop it for international reasons. For regional reasons, the region I think it should be united, and I think we, the Israeli government, have a historical responsibility as leaders of the Jewish nation to prevent it from happening. “
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Abdullah al-Harifa, vice minister of political affairs in Bahrain, who speaks after Ganz, will support preemptive military action against Iran to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear weapon, and Bahrain will take such action. The moderator asked me if I would like to participate.
“We have followed all these developments very carefully. Obviously, addressing the issue diplomatically is a priority, ignoring current efforts to respect what the Iranian government should follow. But we continue to believe that ignorance and the continued development of nuclear program in Iran have caused this region, which is … obviously a very dramatic way. Affects its neighbors. “
The moderator asked if his answer could be considered “may be ambiguous” and if it was fair. Khalifa replied, “It’s fair enough.”
CIA Director William Burns spoke at the Aspen Security Forum on Wednesday. Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)“The last administration withdrew a few years ago, and its breakout time to produce that amount of fissile material was just over a year.” He said today, “The same breakout time is more than a year. It can be measured in a few weeks. “
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Burns also commented on Russia’s relationship with Iran, emphasizing that if the two countries had to rely on each other, it would be a convenient marriage and not a trust in it.
“I must admit that I’m looking at images of President Putin and Iran’s Supreme Leader’s Conference yesterday … In reality, Russians and Iranians now need each other. Both are severely sanctioned countries. And both are aiming to break away from political isolation, “Burns said. “But if they need each other, they don’t really trust each other in the sense of their energy rivals or historic competitors.”