Tick...tick...tick. From the Jerusalem Post:
By the end of the summer, Teheran could have enough low-grade uranium to build a nuclear bomb, Brig.-Gen. Yossi Baidatz, head of Military Intelligence's research division, warned the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday.
Despite the dire warning, Iran would not be able to immediately deploy a nuclear weapon, as the low-enrichment uranium would have to be processed into highly-enriched weapons-grade material before it could be used for a bomb.
Baidatz's comments those of his boss, OC Military Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin, who told the committee last month that "Iran is intentionally advancing its nuclear development in such a way so as not to cross any nuclear red lines, by enriching low-grade uranium that is not sufficient for weapons development, but that can quickly be adapted to weapons-grade uranium in such a short period of time that the process can't be sabotaged."
Baidatz also warned that there was "no connection between Teheran's diplomatic engagement and the trajectory of the military nuclear effort to attain the bomb" - and that the nuclear trajectory was outpacing the diplomatic one.
Iran was closely watching the world's response to North Korea's nuclear tests, and moderate Arab countries were closely monitoring Iran's nuclear aspirations, he said.
Given that the world's response to North Korea's recent tests thus far has been a resounding whimper, I'm guessing the Iranian regime is feeling pretty good right now.