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Witkoff warns there was 'almost no stopping' Iran from enriching uranium
- U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says Iran has enough fissionable material for 11 bombs and could reach weapons-grade soon.
- Witkoff warned enrichment at 60% could be brought to weapons-grade in about a week to 10 days.
- Iran’s stance in talks was described as leverage, with negotiators rejecting a decade of no enrichment plan.
- The remarks align with the administration’s defense of Operation Epic Fury targeting Iran's leadership.
- Witkoff described Iran’s enrichment program as under Tehran’s control and used as negotiation leverage.
- Officials proposed a decade of no enrichment in exchange for fuel, which Iran reportedly rejected.
- The briefing referenced 60% and 20% enriched uranium quantities and their potential to advance toward weapons-grade uranium.
- Witkoff suggested the 60% enriched uranium posed the most immediate threat for rapid escalation.
- Witkoff referenced Iran's intent to use its nuclear capability as strategic leverage in negotiations.
- The Fox News segment included visuals from U.S. Central Command-related footage of a missile launch tied to Operation Epic Fury.
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