Iran to alter nuclear military doctrine if existence imperiled – SNN

Iran to alter nuclear military doctrine if existence imperiled – SNN

Iran will have to change its nuclear doctrine if its existence is threatened by Israel, an advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Kamal Kharrazi, said, Iran’s Student News Network reported on Thursday. “We have no decision to build a nuclear bomb, but should Iran’s existence be threatened, there will be no choice but to change … Read more

ABC News: Israel targeted air defense system for Iran nuclear site

ABC News: Israel targeted air defense system for Iran nuclear site

Israel targeted the defense system of the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran during its strikes Friday morning, ABC quoted a senior American official as saying. The Israelis were targeting an air defense radar site near Isfahan that’s part of the protection of the Natanz nuclear facility,” ABC said, in the name of the official.  … Read more

IAEA chief worried Israel could strike Iran nuclear facilities

IAEA chief worried Israel could strike Iran nuclear facilities

The United Nations nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday he is concerned about Israel possibly targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, but that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections of Iranian facilities would resume on Tuesday. Israel’s military chief said on Monday his country would respond to a weekend missile and drone attack by Iran, launched … Read more

US to Iran: Dilute all your near-weapons-grade uranium

US to Iran: Dilute all your near-weapons-grade uranium

The United States called on Iran on Wednesday to dilute all of the uranium it has enriched to up to 60% purity, close to the weapons-grade level of roughly 90%, in a statement denouncing many of Tehran’s recent nuclear moves. The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a confidential report to member states last … Read more

What game is Iran playing, suddenly slowing down its nuclear program?

What game is Iran playing, suddenly slowing down its nuclear program?

Iran sent very strong signals between last November and this January that it was pushing the envelope further with its nuclear-weapons program. Why, then, did it suddenly slow things down in February? Is this a larger policy change? Or is Tehran just playing games again, just before the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of … Read more

Iran closer than ever to weaponizing uranium, building nuclear bomb

What game is Iran playing, suddenly slowing down its nuclear program?

A new report from the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) is sounding the alarm on Iran’s closeness to going nuclear, upgrading its threat level to “Extreme Danger,” the highest of its six ratings, for the first time since the group began following the Iranian nuclear program in the 1990s. Since 2022, the … Read more

Iran has almost enough uranium for nuclear bomb, US expert reports

Iran has almost enough uranium for nuclear bomb, US expert reports

One of the world’s leading experts on nuclear weapons programs, the American physicist David Albright, issued a shocking report, stating that Iran’s regime needs roughly a week to produce enough uranium for an atomic bomb. In his January 8 report titled “How quickly could Iran make nuclear weapons today?” Albright argues that “Iran can … Read more

Has IAEA lost patience with Iran? Chief says there is no cooperation

Has IAEA lost patience with Iran? Chief says there is no cooperation

In a stark revelation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Raphael Grossi voiced serious concerns regarding Iran’s lack of cooperation with his agency. Grossi stated on Thursday that the agency felt it was being held “hostage” amidst Iran’s ongoing disputes with Western nations. “Iran hardly cooperates … Read more

Iran’s latest threat on Israel: An arsenal of nuclear weapons – analysis

Iran’s latest threat on Israel: An arsenal of nuclear weapons – analysis

A report leaked by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday revealed that Iran has again sped up – or tripled – its pace of 60%-uranium enrichment at least as of late November. This reality places before Israel and the West a challenge more ominous than anything out of Gaza or Lebanon. The … Read more