Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar said in a radio interview Sunday that enriched uranium will leave Iran "one way or another." The statement, made on Kan Reshet Bet, reinforces his long-standing hawkish position on the Iranian nuclear program.
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar (Likud) said in a Sunday radio interview on Kan Reshet Bet that enriched uranium will leave Iran "one way or another." The remark, made on the program "B'Chatzi Hayom," is the latest in a series of increasingly assertive statements from the minister on Iran's nuclear program. Zohar has previously called for Israel to shift from a defensive to an offensive posture against Iran (The Zioneer, June 7), stated that Israel will stand alone if necessary (June 16), and warned that Iran's insistence on an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon will not materialize (June 15). He also praised strikes on Iran in early June (June 8). The minister's comments come amid ongoing diplomatic efforts involving Iran's enriched uranium stockpile; Iran has repeatedly insisted that its enriched uranium will be diluted only on Iranian soil, rejecting any transfer abroad. Zohar's statement does not specify a timeline or method for removal.
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