Iran wants to flex its muscles without directly taking on the U.S. or Israel, but that cautious strategy is subject to miscalculation on all sides. While Tehran has ramped up its production of uranium drastically in recent weeks, renewing fears that it may be speeding again toward the capability of fabricating several nuclear weapons, it has carefully kept just below the threshold for bomb-grade fuel. That is considered the red line that could trigger military action against its underground nuclear complexes. The United States, too, has tried to keep the fighting contained. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/14/world/middleeast/us-iran-mideast-war.html

Source: New York Times January 15, 2024 20:39 UTC