Iranian nuclear scientist claims it’s easy to build atomic bomb

Iranian nuclear scientist Mahmoud Reza Aghamiri declared on Sunday that the construction of a nuclear weapon is not complicated for a nation like Iran that has high atomic capabilities. Aghamiri’s comments during an interview on Iran’s Channel 2 provide a key window into the court of Tehran’s energetic drive to build a nuclear weapons … Read more

Iran election seen as legitimacy test for rulers as dissent grows

Iran holds a parliamentary election on Friday, seen as a test of the clerical establishment’s popularity at a time of growing dissent over an array of political, social, and economic crises. The vote will be the first formal gauge of public opinion after anti-government protests in 2022-23 spiraled into some of the worst political … Read more