RELATED:Former inspector: Iran 'one year from' bomb material EU nears agreement on Iran oil embargo detailsAn official in Netanyahu's office confirmed to Reuters the accuracy of the quotes in the interview that was conducted on Tuesday.Iran has come under increased pressure since the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reported in November that Tehran appeared to have worked on designing a nuclear weapon and that secret research to that end may be continuing.Iran says it wants only nuclear power and some other civilian types of radioactive material.A high-level team from the IAEA is expected to visit this month, seeking explanations on long-standing concerns that Iran may be trying to develop nuclear weapons capability.Iran's envoy to the IAEA has said the Islamic Republic is ready to answer the agency's questions in order to remove "any ambiguities" about its nuclear work and clear up the issue once and for all.Western diplomats have often accused Iran of deploying stalling tactics in the nuclear standoff with the powers, including the United States, China and Russia, to buy more time while it advances its atomic activities.Some experts reckon Iran could have enough highly enriched uranium for one bomb next year, giving it a possibility of then, at some future date, constructing a viable weapon within months.Iran has accused Israel of causing a series of spectacular and sometimes bloody mishaps to its nuclear and ballistic missiles development program.But Israeli officials have declined to make any comment on any involvement in those events.In the latest incident on Wednesday, Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan was killed by an explosion in his car, an attack Iran said was carried out by Mossad.
Netanyahu says Iran sanctions starting to work
"For the first time I see Iran wobble" PM says in interview with Australian newspaper.
RELATED:Former inspector: Iran 'one year from' bomb material EU nears agreement on Iran oil embargo detailsAn official in Netanyahu's office confirmed to Reuters the accuracy of the quotes in the interview that was conducted on Tuesday.Iran has come under increased pressure since the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reported in November that Tehran appeared to have worked on designing a nuclear weapon and that secret research to that end may be continuing.Iran says it wants only nuclear power and some other civilian types of radioactive material.A high-level team from the IAEA is expected to visit this month, seeking explanations on long-standing concerns that Iran may be trying to develop nuclear weapons capability.Iran's envoy to the IAEA has said the Islamic Republic is ready to answer the agency's questions in order to remove "any ambiguities" about its nuclear work and clear up the issue once and for all.Western diplomats have often accused Iran of deploying stalling tactics in the nuclear standoff with the powers, including the United States, China and Russia, to buy more time while it advances its atomic activities.Some experts reckon Iran could have enough highly enriched uranium for one bomb next year, giving it a possibility of then, at some future date, constructing a viable weapon within months.Iran has accused Israel of causing a series of spectacular and sometimes bloody mishaps to its nuclear and ballistic missiles development program.But Israeli officials have declined to make any comment on any involvement in those events.In the latest incident on Wednesday, Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan was killed by an explosion in his car, an attack Iran said was carried out by Mossad.