Institute for Science and International Security

The Iranian Negotiating Tactic the Trump Administration Doesn’t Get

Sanctions and ‘maximum pressure’ have never made the clerical regime abandon its nuclear ambitions.

Iran’s Nuclear Disarmament

The Only Deal That Protects U.S. and Allied Security

Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Potential Leaps Ahead of IAEA Meeting

Iran’s major strides in its march towards a nuclear weapon hang ominously over the meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in Vienna on March 3-7. The nuclear monitoring...

Detecting and Halting an Iranian Weaponization Effort

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Trump should get tough again on chemical weapons states

The media has largely ignored a disturbing trend: Russia is openly using chemical weapons against Ukraine. Ukraine’s army support services say Russia has carried out 4,800 chemical...

The Curious Case of Iran’s Destroyed Nuclear Site

On October 26 2024, the day after Israel conducted a massive counterstrike against Iranian missile and military sites, open-source sleuths noticed something strange: A building was unexpectedly missing...

‘Shorten The Timeline’: Iran Touts Sending Heaviest Payload to Space as Nuclear Watchdogs Send Enrichment Warnings

Iran Launches Payload Into Space: Iran claimed that its space program successfully launched its heaviest payload yet into space on December 6, including a device capable of...

Amid Grim Reports on Iran’s Nuclear Advances, IAEA Member States Vote to Censure Tehran

In the wake of concerns reported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) following its recent interactions with Iran and inspections of Tehran’s nuclear sites, the nuclear watchdog’s 35-member...

How many air defense systems does Iran have?

Iran has seemingly focused on gaining a large quantity of defense systems - but it is unclear if any are actually effective.

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...

IAEA Reports Iran Increased Stockpiles of Near Weapons-Grade Uranium

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released two new reports on Iran’s nuclear advances and non-compliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) on August 29....

Deterring Iran’s Dash to the Bomb

U.S. Officials Cold-Shoulder Iranian Offer of Nuclear Talks

Citing Iran’s “nuclear escalations,” the White House signaled on August 27 that it was unlikely to revive the defunct 2015 nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic...

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...

Iran Could Declare Itself Nuclear Weapons State by Year’s End, Top U.S. Lawmaker Says

Iran could “declare itself a nuclear weapon state by the end of the year,” Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, stated on August 18. The “flexibility...

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....

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...

U.S., Israel Investigate Iranian Nuclear Modeling

The U.S. and Israeli governments are investigating new intelligence about Iranian computer modeling activities that could support the research and development of nuclear weapons,...

Tehran’s weapons of mass distraction

They conceal Tehran’s development of weapons of mass destruction

Iran Is Winning the War

Right now things look good for Israel. But the Islamic Republic is playing the long game. And its advantages, alas, are many.