The New York Times is reporting that the Obama administration convinced Israel that an Iranian nuclear attack is unlikely, for now.
Despite suggestions from Israeli intelligence that Iran would be capable of manufacturing nuclear weapons within months, American intelligence steers away from that possibility and alludes to the point that it would take much longer.
According to the report, if Iran were to scramble towards creating a nuclear weapon, they would need at least a year to do so. Officials added that even if Iran took the appropriate steps in creating nuclear weapons, current technologies would be able to detect any such activity within weeks.
“We think that they have roughly a year dash time,” said Gary Samore, President Obama’s top adviser on nuclear issues.
As a result of this assessment, members of the Obama administration believe that prospective Israeli attacks on iran’s nuclear bases has faded.