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Many intelligence agencies assume that Iran obtained a bomb design from A.Q. Khan, the rogue Pakistani black marketer.

It said nothing specific about the "external sources," but many intelligence agencies assume that Iran obtained a bomb design from A. Q. Khan, the rogue Pakistani black marketer who sold it machines to enrich uranium.

The theocratic Iranian state has long abjured America's entreaties and seems determined to obtain a bomb at all cost.

The second development is that the White House has come to terms, in private, with the general consensus of the American intelligence community that Iran is at least five years away from obtaining a bomb.

Washington may not have sufficient leverage to prevent the Syrian regime from abusing its citizens, compelling Iran to reverse its nuclear ambitions, or for that matter dissuade the Saudis from obtaining a bomb of their own.

But she insisted that the leaks had not damaged America's relations with other countries, and said there was no debate in the Middle East or elsewhere about the need to confront Iran to prevent it from obtaining a bomb.

The challenge for the United States remains how to maintain access to Middle Eastern oil at reasonable prices, sustain the fragile order in Iraq and prevent Iran from obtaining a bomb.

Air strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities might temporarily set them back, but the country's most likely response would be to launch a truly dedicated effort to obtain a bomb, as Iraq's nuclear weapons budget was increased twenty-five-fold after its facilities were bombed by Israel in 1981.

As the British ambassador explained, rejecting this deal would play right into the hands of the Iranian hardliners, accelerate Iran's ability to obtain a bomb, and collapse the international sanctions regime.

Advocates for the agreement maintain that it will buy at least 10 years without the threat of Iran racing to obtain a bomb, neutralizing the No. 1 proliferation concern.

The IAEA report did not say that Iran is "just months" away from obtaining a bomb, though the L.A. Times reported the day before the report was released that U.N. inspectors believe that Iran would need only about six months to enrich enough uranium to have a nuclear weapon.