Will the Israeli military be able to remove Iran's enriched uranium, seen as the "key to success or failure" in the conflict?
Xinhua News Agency Jerusalem, May 1 (Reporter Pang Xinyi, Feng Guorui) According to Israeli media reports on May 1, an officer of the Israel Defense Forces claimed that if Iran's enriched uranium material cannot be removed, the military action against Iran will be a "huge failure."
The Israel Times reported on the same day, citing a statement from an IDF officer, "If the 400 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% that Iran possesses cannot be removed from Iran," any military action against Iran will be regarded as a "huge failure." This batch of enriched uranium "is enough to produce 11 nuclear bombs."
The officer stated that if negotiations between the United States and Iran fail to reach an agreement on removing Iran's enriched uranium stockpile and halting Iran's uranium enrichment activities, then the "results" achieved by Israel during military operations will be "meaningless," and Israel "will need to launch another military operation against Iran to achieve that goal."
Israeli military officials assert that if 400 kg of 60% enriched uranium cannot be removed from Iran, it will result in a significant military failure for Iran. They emphasize that this uranium is enough to manufacture 11 nuclear bombs. The officials indicate that without a successful agreement to remove the uranium, Israel may need to undertake further military action against Iran.
- Israeli military officials state that failure to remove 400 kg of 60% enriched uranium from Iran will be a significant military failure for Iran.
- The enriched uranium is sufficient to produce 11 nuclear bombs.
- Israel may need to conduct another military operation if negotiations fail to remove Iran's uranium stockpile.