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How to Crush Iran’s Nuclear Threat for Good

Following US and Israeli strikes since June 2025, Iran’s enriched uranium is one of the last viable components of its nuclear program.

US-Israeli strikes continue as talks over Strait of Hormuz stall and Iran intensifies internal crackdown

The US and Israel continued strikes across Iran over the last week, including precision hits on military sites, industrial facilities, and urban areas, alongside applying pressure on Tehran over the Strait...

After the Ceasefire, Will Iran Abandon its ‘Axis of Resistance’?

The Decline of Iran’s Proxies: How Tehran’s Regional Power Crumbled ...

Israel Targets Arak Heavy Water Reactor and Weaponization Sites, Destroys Additional Missile Launchers in Iran

Arak (Khondab) Nuclear Reactor Struck: The IDF bombed Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor amid a wave of fresh strikes on Iran that also targeted a site used to develop nuclear weapons...

Israel targets nuclear sites, Iran appoints new officials (June 19 updates)

Israel has expanded its military campaign against Iran with targeted strikes on nuclear facilities, missile infrastructure, and security institutions. Leadership changes within Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report — November 2023

For the second time in two years, America finds itself providing military support to a friend in the wake of aggression. Within days of Hamas’ attack on Israel, American munitions began flowing to the...

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report – September 2023

This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) quarterly report, dated September 4, 2023, Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of United Nations Security Council resolution 2231 (2015), including Iran’s compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Another Iran Deal? Looking Back and Looking Ahead

With the U.S. Withdrawing From Afghanistan and Iraq, Iran May Reconsider Its Nuclear Options

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan bears important implications for the Islamic Republic of Iran’s perception of America as a threat. Encouraged by Washington’s loss of credibility and resolve to...

Biden Administration Should Ascertain the Status of Iran’s Arak Reactor

The Biden administration says it wants to rejoin the 2015 Iran nuclear deal because the accord seals off Tehran’s pathways to nuclear weapons, one of which involves plutonium. Yet the accord will not...

Biden Risks Repeating Mistakes of the Past if He Ignores the Evidence on Iran

The Islamic Republic has a long track record of willfully concealing its nuclear activities in violation of its treaty obligations.

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report

Excerpt This report assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) quarterly safeguards report for February 23, 2021, Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic...

If Europe Won’t Snapback, End the Waiver for Arak

“Iran must stop enrichment and never pursue plutonium reprocessing. This includes closing its heavy water reactor.” – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, May 21, 2018 Iran has two pathways to nuclear...

Politics vs. Protocol: Iran’s Nuclear Archive and the IAEA’s Responsibilities

The Fundamental Flaws of the Emerging Nuclear Deal

The Asymmetry Between an Expanding Iranian Nuclear Program and Diminishing Western Leverage