Obama: Iran more than a year away from developing nuclear weapon

Obama on Iran: 'All options on the table'

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• Obama says he's been 'crystal clear' on Iran's possession of a nuclear weapon

-- Iran is more than a year away from developing a nuclear weapon, but that does not mean the United States will wait for it to become a reality, President Barack Obama said in an interview that aired Thursday on an Israeli television station.

"I have been crystal clear about my position on Iran possessing a nuclear weapon. That is a red line for us. It is not only something that would be dangerous for Israel. It would be dangerous for the world," Obama told 

"...I've also said there is a window -- not an infinite period time, but a window of time -- where we can resolve this diplomatically."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly called on Obama to establish a clear line that Iran cannot cross with its nuclear program, if it wants to avoid war.

Obama has resisted such a move, and Netanyahu has shown growing impatience with what he has previously called a lack of clarity by the Obama administration on articulating red lines over Iran's nuclear ambitions.