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IDF chief believes Iran no longer a nuclear threshold state
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (left) and IAF chief Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar are seen at the IAF's underground command center, June 15, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has told colleagues that Iran is no longer a nuclear threshold state following the Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear program, a source familiar with the matter tells The Times of Israel.
While Iran may still maintain parts of its nuclear program, it has been set back by years, Zamir has concluded, the source says, given the damage suffered by Iran to the entire bomb-making process, including the elimination of key scientists, and the attacks on key nuclear facilities and other elements of manufacture and weaponization.
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