{"id":319694,"date":"2025-12-09T08:16:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=319694"},"modified":"2025-12-11T07:41:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T07:41:47","slug":"israel-may-hit-iran-next-year-if-enrichment-resumes-al-monitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=319694","title":{"rendered":"Israel may hit Iran next year if enrichment resumes \u2013 Al-Monitor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Al Monitor \u2013 Dec 7, 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Israel may strike Iran within the next year if it concludes Tehran is moving to restore high-level uranium enrichment, European diplomats told Al-Monitor on Saturday.<\/p>\n

One Western diplomat said a new campaign would be \u201cshort and intense\u201d but strategically limited. \u201cIran will evidently retaliate with a missile launch, perhaps hitting buildings the way it did last time,\u201d the diplomat said, adding that the fundamental balance of power would remain unchanged.<\/p>\n

Enrichment described as the main red line<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The current post-war equilibrium is deeply unstable, Raz Zimmt of the Institute for National Security Studies told Al-Monitor. Israel, he added, has yet to define precise red lines on Iran\u2019s ballistic missile program, but a return to enrichment, weaponization work or attempts to recover the roughly 408 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent believed lost in the June attacks would almost certainly trigger a response.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more time passes without the United States and Iran reaching a nuclear agreement, the more likely a new round of conflict becomes,\u201d Zimmt said.<\/p>\n

Stalled diplomacy and Iranian pressure<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Iran is rebuilding its air defenses, missile systems and protective measures around nuclear sites \u2013 a process Zimmt said could continue for up to a year without prompting an Israeli strike.<\/a> But he warned Iran is effectively stuck in a \u201cno war, no peace\u201d posture, a phrase invoked by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with sanctions eroding the economy while enrichment remains constrained.<\/p>\n

Khamenei\u2019s recent remark that the US is \u201cnot worthy\u201d of engagement has further complicated prospects for diplomacy. Israeli officials argue any future US-Iran deal must cap enrichment at 3.67 percent, restore intrusive inspections and resolve the fate of the missing enriched uranium. Without those terms, some say, sanctions relief would be unjustified.<\/p>\n

Zimmt noted Washington shows little urgency. Trump, he said, appears convinced the 2025 strikes destroyed Iran\u2019s program \u2013 a view that reduces US pressure and leaves Israel preparing for what it sees as an increasingly likely confrontation.<\/p>\n

Source\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Iran Nuclear Test LIVE: Satellite Images Reveal Activity At Iranian Facility, N-Test Underway?<\/strong><\/h1>\n

WION \u2013 Dec 8, 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n