The International Herald Tribune reported November 20 that Iran now has enough nuclear material for one atomice bomb. The report says, "The figures detailing Iran's progress were contained in a routine update on Wednesday from the International Atomic Energy Agency, which has been conducting inspections of the country's main nuclear plant at Natanz. The report concluded that as of early this month, Iran had made 630 kilograms, or about 1,390 pounds, of low-enriched uranium."
The Tribune cautions, though, that Iran would need to undertake additional measures to complete the nuclear weapons process, saying Iran "...would also have to further purify the fuel and put it into a warhead design — a technical advance that Western experts are unsure Iran has yet achieved."
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I still don't think Iran wants to build a nuke.
This being stated Iran is now suffering from a low oil price and was not so penalized (despite the international penalizations driven by the US) when oil was at its top.
Anyhow, Iran is protected and supported by Russia and receives the last generation of Russian missiles which can fly very low (less than 300 ft) at over the sound speeds.
If ever GWB would have attacked Iran, directly or indirectly, the oil supply road would have been in peril and Israel most probably while Patriots are not designed for such last generation missiles.
Iran has no interest in risking its capacity to supply China with oil and is directed by a barking dog and a thinking head. The WH has, of course, been attracted by the barking dog and forgot again to see realities.