• Cinner@lemmy.worldB
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        9 months ago

        Once they do? Stuxnet was what, 2010? And because of the coding error that caused it to spread outside the enrichment plant it was found out and only set them back something like 2 years.

        From AP:

        Iran, after the collapse of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, has pursued nuclear enrichment just below weapons-grade levels. Tehran has accumulated enough enriched uranium to build several weapons if it chooses. However, U.S. intelligence agencies and others assess that Iran has yet to begin a weapons program.

        Iran is “presenting a face which is not entirely transparent when it comes to its nuclear activities. Of course this increases dangers,” Grossi said. “There’s loose talk about nuclear weapons more and more, including in Iran recently.

        Since 2022, Iranian officials have spoken openly about something long denied by Tehran as it enriches uranium at its closest-ever levels to weapons-grade material: the Islamic Republic is ready to build an atomic weapon at will. That includes Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who told Al Jazeera that Tehran has the ability to build nuclear weapons but does not intend to do so.

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      9 months ago

      My question is more about why Iran would want Russian jets, when they’ve proven largely ineffective in Ukraine. In fact, it almost seems as if Russia can’t supply enough jets for their own forces, let alone allied nations.

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    9 months ago

    Western media outlet makes claim against country they want to demonize using…

    anonymous sources!

    More news at 11! (don’t ask for evidence)

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      9 months ago

      Most reputable news orgs (of which Reuters is up there as one of the best) would not be reporting unless they were confident their sources are telling the truth. The sources may not be named because as a journalist at times you can’t betray your sources trust in confidentiality

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        9 months ago

        Reuters is a corporate news organization, and much like AP and AFP, they only tell you what they want you to know. Their mantra is; “We don’t simply report the news, we influence they people feel about it.” A Reuters employee who does not want to be named told me.

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    9 months ago

    Gotta keep the war machine going strong.

    I’m fascinated by no peace talks. It’s like the world is just fine with this Vietnam repeat.