Mr. Netanyahu said on Sunday that Iran was only six or seven months away from having the fuel to make a quick dash for a nuclear weapon, a clear reference to the activity at Fordow, the underground site near the holy city of Qum.
Despite his optimism over the prospects for talks, Obama said that he isn't guaranteeing a deal will be reached and that he keeps "all options" open for deterring Iran from building a nuclear weapon – a veiled reference to the possibility of airstrikes.
In remarks Thursday afternoon, the prime minister, Dmitri A. Medvedev, uttered the phrase "nuclear weapons" in a reference to the United States.
"I don't think we can draw any conclusions about it in terms of the broader dialogue on six-party talks on nuclear weapons," Cha said, referencing the ongoing meetings held between six states, including the US, intended to find a peaceful resolution to the issue of North Korean nuclear armament.
The others were Mr. Obama's vow to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, his rejection of a policy aimed at containing a nuclear-armed Iran and his explicit reference to military force as an option on the table.
This is about nuclear weapon potential.
"You think about an Iranian nuclear weapon.
Iran is closer to a nuclear weapon.
"It's their nuclear weapon," Feldman said.
