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Why the number 16.33 is critical to avoiding conflict with Iran

By Tom Rogan
Published July 3, 2019 6:55pm ET
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Why the number 16.33 is critical to avoiding conflict with Iran
FILE - This Jan. 15, 2011 file photo, shows a part of Arak heavy water nuclear facilities, near the central city of Arak, 150 miles (250 kilometers) southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran. Iran acknowledged Monday, July 1, 2019, it had broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by the 2015 nuclear deal, marking its first major departure from the unraveling agreement a year after the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the accord. | (Mehdi Marizad/AP)

The distance between peace and conflict with Iran is now best measured by a number, 16.33%.

That’s the difference between the level to which Iran is currently enriching its uranium, and the percentage it is threatening to enrich to beginning next week. Why does that matter?

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