
Iran is closer than ever to a nuclear weapon as Biden runs out of options
CNN
Long-running tensions over Iran's nuclear capabilities may have reached a point of no return this week, thrusting the Middle East into uncharted waters.
Tehran has ramped up uranium enrichment at a pace not seen since the 2015 signing of a landmark deal, which saw Iran curb uranium enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief, before former United States President Donald Trump withdrew from the agreement in 2018.
Analysts believe that Tehran may have already attained the material needed to manufacture a nuclear weapon.

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