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               Obama: Iran More Than a Year From a Nuclear Weapon

   by VOA News

   U.S. President Barack Obama says it will take Iran more than a year or
   so to build a nuclear bomb, but says he does not want to wait too close
   to that deadline.
   Obama told Israeli television Thursday that all options are on the
   table and that the United States has significant capabilities if
   diplomacy fails.
   U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said Thursday the
   Iranians should know Obama is serious about stopping them from getting
   a nuclear weapon. Rhodes says the president does not make such public
   assurances without a commitment to follow through.
   Obama makes his first trip to Israel as president Wednesday, which also
   includes stops in the West Bank at Ramallah and Jordan.
   Rhodes says there is no substitute for being able to speak directly to
   the Israeli people on such issues as Iran, Syria, and peace with the
   Palestinians.
   Obama will also reinforce U.S. support for the Palestinian Authority,
   which Rhodes calls the legitimate leadership of the Palestinian people.
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