WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander in the Middle East says Iran’s efforts to obtain a nuclear weapon have been delayed “a bit” and that Iran won’t get a nuclear weapon this year.
Gen. David Petraeus told a Senate panel on Tuesday that international pressure on Tehran to abandon its nuclear program should continue.
Petraeus says that a precise assessment of Iran’s nuclear capabilities is classified. But the general says Iran’s ability to obtain a bomb has, as he puts it, “thankfully slid to the right a bit.”
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Iran has long claimed that its nuclear program is aimed at peaceful uses of nuclear power.
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