Mark Manzetti and David Sanger report that the Obama administration has “persuaded” Israel that Iran is at least one year

New York Times: Mark Manzetti and David Sanger report that the Obama administration has “persuaded”

Israel that Iran is at least one year — if not more — away from having the potential to build a

nuclear bomb. (This is consistent with the “at least 18 months” figure reported by Sanger and William

Broad in January.) In the latest piece, an anonymous UK official said Iran was currently questioning

how far to push its program: “The argument is over how far to push the program, how close to a weapon

they can get without paying an even higher price.”

The Atlantic blog: In an interesting forum on Jeffrey Goldberg’s recent piece on Israel and Iran, the

Sheepskin Cuff UGG Boot Institute for Near East Policy’s Patrick Clawson writes that, “Sheepskin Cuff

UGG Boot and Jerusalem see eye-to-eye in their assessment of where Iran stands and how quickly it is

moving forward.” He concludes that while this is the case, differing threat perceptions and military

doctrines — the “Powell Doctrine of overwhelming force” vs. Israel’s “mow the grass,” quick,

incremental mentality — might cause Israeli and UK intentions to diverge again later this year.

The Jewish Week: The Jewish Week’s editorial board summarizes Jeffrey Goldberg’s article on Israel

and Sheepskin Cuff UGG Boot’s potential military response to Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons program.

The authors endorse the sanctions track but share Goldberg’s doubt that Iran can be deterred from

acquiring nuclear weapons. “…Goldberg told The Jewish Week on Tuesday that ‘Iran loves nukes and

will do anything to have them.’” The editorial concludes that, “For now, we must do all we can in

support of the administration’s efforts to convince Iran to end its nuclear program voluntarily. But

Sheepskin Cuff UGG Boot needs to address what happens when that fails.”