Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant

November 20, 2023 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, Andrea Stricker

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...

November 14, 2023 | |

10 Things to Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program

The Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to the destruction of the United States and Israel, posing conventional threats worldwide via its terrorist proxies. Back home, Tehran is increasingly poised to...

October 21, 2023 | David Adesnik |

How War Could Engulf the Entire Middle East

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September 8, 2023 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, Andrea Stricker

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).

July 7, 2023 | Andrea Stricker |

Iran must notify about new enrichment facilities

A regime official threatened this week that Iran would enrich uranium to higher levels or withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty should European countries retain missile-related...

June 6, 2023 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report – May 2023

This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) quarterly report for May 31, 2023, Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic...

June 1, 2023 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of the IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report – May 2023

The latest quarterly International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards report on Iran indicates limited progress on safeguards and monitoring issues, and overwhelmingly shows that Iran is unwilling...

May 23, 2023 | |

Iranian Nuclear Advances Provoke Israeli Warning of Military Action

The Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF’s) chief of staff said on May 23 that Israel may take “action” against Iran’s nuclear facilities due to “possible negative developments...

March 23, 2023 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

The West’s Iran policy risks another Middle East war

“We will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon,” President Joe Biden proclaimed before last fall’s United Nations General Assembly, a stance he has repeated numerous times throughout his...

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...

March 3, 2023 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report – February 2023

Excerpt Background This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) quarterly report for February 28, 2023, Verification and monitoring in the Islamic...

February 28, 2023 | |

Iran Enriched Uranium to Near Atomic-Weapons Grade, IAEA Confirms

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today provided a report to member states confirming media accounts that the agency detected particles of near atomic-weapons grade enriched...

February 24, 2023 | |

Without Evidence, Iran Denies Reports It Enriched Uranium to Near Weapons-Grade

Latest Developments Iran yesterday and today denied reports attributed to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by diplomatic sources that Tehran had enriched uranium to 84 percent purity — just...

February 24, 2023 | Richard Goldberg |

Israel Must Prepare to Save the World from a Nuclear Iran

This month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Europe “identifies more with the Israeli position” on Iran’s nuclear program, a conclusion he reached after meeting with French...

February 20, 2023 | |

Iran Enriching Uranium to Near Weapons-Grade

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has detected Iran’s enrichment of uranium to 84-percent purity at the Fordow underground facility, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday....

November 16, 2022 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report – November 2022

Excerpt This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) quarterly report for November 10, 2022, Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic...

September 9, 2022 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report – September 2022

Excerpt Background This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) quarterly safeguards report for September 7, 2022, Verification and monitoring in...

July 21, 2022 | Andrea Stricker |

Iranian Official Claims Tehran Has Nuclear Threshold Status

A foreign policy adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday, “It is no secret that we have become a nuclear threshold country. This is the reality. This is the fact.” This statement implies Tehran...

June 6, 2022 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report – May 2022

Excerpt This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) quarterly safeguards report for May 30, 2022, Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic...

May 17, 2022 | Andrea Stricker |

Iran Is in Position for a Surprise Nuclear Breakout

No wonder it’s in no rush to renegotiate a nuclear deal.