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US Intelligence may know where Iran's nuclear program stands

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    Drones and ground intelligence contribute to knowledge of program

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A new round of talks with Iran is set to Begin later this week but how much do we really know about the nuclear program there the White House is saying we may know quite a bit.

The Washington Post reports that the administration is trying to convince Israel that the CIA's use of drones and intelligence on the ground.

Has given us a pretty good idea of where Iran's nuclear program really stands.

White House officials believe that Iran hasn't yet made a decision to start building a nuclear weapon.

But even if they did it should take at least a year to make that happen.

The idea here is to buy some time from Israel to hold off on any kind of military action to -- if diplomacy will work.

To try to limit but not necessarily eliminate Iran's nuclear program.

Wan administration critic is questioning that strategy them.

Basic Iran -- uranium enrichment program is being further legitimate aided and indeed the administration itself our administration.

Seems to think that that they Iran is entitled to enrich uranium.

-- which is like saying you're entitled to a break out positioned just below nuclear weapons cape.

-- as talks Begin later this week between Iran the US and five other nations.

The White House will reportedly demanded that Iran shut down a new nuclear facility that's just been built deep inside a mountain.

In the city of coal.

The White House is still hoping that a combination of economic sanctions and a new round of diplomacy will make all the difference here.

Iran has long maintained that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.

In Washington Doug Luzader Fox News.