Ahead of Israeli Visit, U.S. Leader Says Tehran Is a Year or More Away from Atomic Weapon; Netanyahu Has Different View
WASHINGTON—Barack Obama said it would take Iran a year or more to build a nuclear weapon, an assessment that sets up a potential area of discord with Israel's leader days before the U.S. president visits the Middle East.
Mr. Obama, who will travel to Israel and Palestinian territories next week in his first presidential visit, told Israel's Channel 2 television that an Iranian atomic weapon was a "red line" that threatened Israel and the U.S.
But in setting a timeline for development of an Iranian nuclear weapon that is longer than the more urgent one usually cited by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr. Obama appeared to be tamping down any expectations for pre-emptive action against Iran while aiming to assure its closest Mideast ally of U.S. support. It was the first time Mr. Obama had himself publicly stated a timeline. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323393304578360771653810446.html?mod=fox_australian
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