Israel Atomic Energy Chief Moshe Edri on Tuesday told the IAEA that Iran continues to manipulate the international inspectors and the West even as it has drawn dangerously closer than ever to crossing the nuclear weapons threshold. Speaking at the organization’s annual meeting, he said, “There is no doubt that Iran established a military … Read more
The European Union is considering whether to reopen negotiations on a nuclear deal with Iran for the first time since last year, people familiar with the matter have told The Jerusalem Post. Nevertheless, the sources expressed concern that Tehran might not be ready to make the full spectrum of concessions necessary to reach a … Read more
Recent developments in Iran’s nuclear ambitions indicate that the Islamic Republic is on the cusp of achieving a nuclear weapon. Many experts estimate that the Iranian regime should already have enough fissile nuclear material to build a few bombs if the leaders decide to. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org … Read more
Very large amounts of Iranian academic research have been refocused to advancing issues relevant to nuclear bomb detonation, the Institute for Science and International Security’s president David Albright told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday. This is a potentially radical paradigm shift in how close a real Iran nuclear weapons threat could become, given that … Read more
If China does not want Iran to get a nuclear weapon, and it is adamant that it does not, why doesn’t it support stronger Western, Israeli, and International Atomic Energy Agency pressure against the Islamic Republic’s nuclear violations? The Jerusalem Post has spoken to sources on multiple sides of the issue to try to … Read more
Iran’s response to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) condemnation on June 5 was surprisingly muted.Since 2012, the IAEA has had the guts to condemn the Islamic Republic for its numerous nuclear violations only four times, so the retaliation could have been fierce and significant. Instead, Tehran “merely” disclosed to the IAEA and various … Read more
The US State Department said on Thursday that Washington and its allies were prepared to continue to increase pressure on Iran if Tehran does not cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog. Iran has rapidly installed extra uranium-enriching centrifuges at its Fordow site and begun setting up others, a UN nuclear watchdog report said earlier … Read more
The Islamic Republic of Iran purchased 300 tons of refined uranium from Niger in a secret deal that is part of Tehran’s drive to amass the resources for the construction of a nuclear weapons device. The London-based independent news organization Iran International published a report in early June about Iran’s clandestine negotiations with Niger’s … Read more
The IAEA’s 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Wednesday condemning Iran for its lack of cooperation with the watchdog and for its barring of some top inspectors. The resolution, proposed by Britain, France, and Germany and initially resisted by the US, which feared Iran would respond as it has to previous resolutions … Read more
The EU is pressing forward, for the first time in around 18 months, with efforts to condemn Iran regarding its nuclear violations as part of this week’s IAEA Board of Governors meeting, and despite US opposition. Reports started to surface of the EU’s intentions last week and again overnight between Monday and Tuesday with … Read more
