David Albright

October 28, 2024 | Andrea Stricker |

Israel Likely Eliminated Key Iranian Weaponization Site

Israel likely destroyed an Iranian site that played a key role in the Islamic Republic’s past nuclear weapons program, known as the Amad Plan. The potential elimination of the facility sends a strong...

September 13, 2024 | |

U.S., European Powers Decline to Censure Iran’s Failure to Comply With IAEA Demands

During the quarterly meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, the United States, along with the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (the “E3”)...

September 6, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: September 6, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Operation in Jenin: 14 Terrorists Killed, More Than 30 Arrested | IAF Serves as ‘Force Multiplier’ in IDF’s West Bank Operation | IDF’s Yiftah Brigade Carries Out Drill to...

August 21, 2024 | Andrea Stricker |

Iran Is Shockingly Close to Nuclear Breakout Potential; The World Must Act

The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will soon issue new reporting on Iran’s nuclear program from a summer of inspections at Tehran’s nuclear sites. The new data...

June 28, 2024 | |

U.S. Sanctions Transporters of Iranian Petroleum

The United States sanctioned on June 27 three United Arab Emirates companies and 11 associated vessels that play a role in transporting Iranian petroleum or petrochemical products....

June 20, 2024 | |

Iran to Significantly Increase Nuclear Enrichment Plant’s Breakout Capability

A new analysis by David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, projects Iran will massively increase its ability to produce weapons-grade uranium...

June 14, 2024 | |

Iran Expands Uranium-Enrichment Capacity

Iran has installed new uranium-enriching centrifuges at its nuclear facility in Fordow and plans to install more of them at both the Fordow and Natanz enrichment plants, the International...

June 5, 2024 | |

IAEA Members Vote to Censure Iran Over Nuclear Violations

Member states of the 35-nation Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) voted to censure Iran’s nonproliferation violations during a quarterly meeting...

May 1, 2024 | |

IAEA Director General May Attend Iran Nuclear Technology Conference

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Mohammed Eslami, claimed on May 1 that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi will attend...

March 7, 2024 | |

U.S. Fails to Censure Iran’s Nuclear Program at IAEA Meeting

Washington failed to introduce a resolution admonishing Iran’s nonproliferation violations at a meeting of the nuclear watchdog for the United Nations that began on March 4. The...

March 5, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: March 5, 2024

Today’s Issue: IDF Continues Attacks on Hamas Targets in Gaza, Striking Terrorists, Weapons Depots, Tunnel Shafts | In Overnight West Bank Raids, Troops Arrest Terrorist Planning Imminent Attack | IDF...

September 18, 2023 | |

IAEA Loses Sight of Iran’s Nuclear Program as Hostages-For-Prisoners Exchange Proceeds

Latest Developments The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) condemned Tehran on September 16 for barring about one-third of the agency’s inspectors from Iran’s nuclear facilities. Iran made...

June 4, 2023 | |

Iran’s Nuclear Violations to Test Resolve of IAEA Board of Governors

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors will convene tomorrow for its June quarterly meeting following a report from IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi that Iran continues...

March 6, 2023 | |

Ambiguity Surrounds Iran’s Purported Nuclear Concessions

Latest Developments The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today that Iran’s ostensible nuclear concessions over the weekend are still subject to negotiations. Rafael...

February 18, 2022 | Andrea Stricker |

A New, Weaker Iran Deal Would Pave a Path to the Nuclear Threshold

Even a new deal might give us a ‘breakout time’ of only a few months.

September 13, 2021 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report – September 2021

Excerpt This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) quarterly safeguards report for September 7, 2021, Verification and monitoring in the Islamic...

September 9, 2021 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Andrea Stricker

The IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report – September 2021

Excerpt “The Director General remains deeply concerned that nuclear material has been present at undeclared locations in Iran and that the current locations of this nuclear material are not known to the...

June 16, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

Tehran’s nuclear secrets have been exposed

But President Biden has not revised his policies in response

June 7, 2021 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report – May 2021

Excerpt This report assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) quarterly safeguards report for May 31, 2021, Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran...

April 16, 2021 | Andrea Stricker, Jacob Nagel

Washington Must Confront Iran Over Sensitive Nuclear Work

With Israel’s alleged covert action against Iran’s Natanz enrichment plant on April 11, Tehran’s latest breaches of the 2015 nuclear deal are in danger of premature burial by the news cycle. Yet the...