Former IDF Chief of Military Intelligence Major-General (reserves) Amos Yadlin told the annual conference of the Institute for National Security Studies “for all practical purposes, Iran has crossed the red line” in its nuclear program. Yadlin, who is director of the institute, explained that in the coming summer, Iran will “reach the final decision on a bomb and this will make stopping Iran very difficult.”

He stated that “essentially, Iran has crossed the red line” which was defined in his UN General Assembly address last year by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, indicating the coming months will be critical.

“There will not be an agreement if there isn’t a price for not reaching one,” he stated as he explained the reliability of the US military option is a key factor in persuading Iran to react to gestures to halt nuclear enrichment. Yadlin explained that it is essential that “drastic changes” are made in efforts to halt Iran’s nuclear program.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)