Iran is days from uranium enrichment, sources say

With efforts to halt its nuclear program at an impasse, Iran is moving faster than expected and is now just days from the first steps toward enriching uranium, according to diplomats who have been briefed on the program.

If engineers encounter no major technical problems, Iran could manufacture enough highly enriched uranium to build a bomb within three years, much more quickly than the common estimate of five to 10 years, the diplomats said.

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