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# Thank You, Mr. Abbasi: You Made Our Case for Us
- URL: https://otherwise.ghost.io/thank-you-mr-abbasi-you-made-our-b9f/
- Published: 2025-07-04T20:57:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-17T13:44:09.000Z
- Description: An Existential Threat Israel Couldn’t Ignore
- Author: Khaled Salih
- Tags: Podcast, #Migrated-1792244264359, #Import 2026-10-17 14:38

***Fereydoon Abbasi: “If they tell me to build it, I will do it.”***

In late May 2025, [Fereydoon Abbasi](https://www.memri.org/tv/iran-fereydoon-abbasi-small-nukes-threat-to-west-israel?ref=otherwise.ghost.io), Iran’s former nuclear chief, delivered a chilling interview that laid bare Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. With striking candor, he boasted of Iran’s ability to build a nuclear weapon, stating: “We reached the capability to build a \[nuclear\] weapon 15–20 years ago… If they tell me to build it, I will do it.” He detailed how Iran’s scientists could swiftly enrich uranium to 90%—weapons-grade—using various methods (laser, electromagnetic, or centrifuge) and dismissed attacks on nuclear facilities as “inconsequential” to Iran’s timeline. This was a stark admission: once the order is given, Iran could achieve a nuclear breakout rapidly, and conventional airstrikes might not stop it.