Obama: It would take Iran over a year to build the bomb

Levy, live in Washington, presents a few highlights.

Here’s the longer quote on Iran: “We think that it would take over a year or so for Iran to actually develop a nuclear weapon, but obviously we don’t want to cut it too close. So when I am consulting with Bibi… my message to him will be the same as before: If we can resolve it diplomatically, that’s a more lasting solution.” If not, Obama goes on, all options are on the table.

Levy asks him whether he would really order an attack. He pauses, then says, “When I say that all options are on the table, all options are on the table.” And the United States, he notes, “obviously” has significant military capabilities.

The US goal, he says, is to prevent an Iranian weapon that could threaten Israel and trigger an arms race in the region.