Institute for Science and International Security

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.

Iran Makes Progress on Constructing Underground Nuclear Site

A March 25 report found that Iran continues to make progress in constructing a deeply buried nuclear site near Natanz. The report by the Institute for Science and International Security...

U.S. Accuses Niger of Iran Uranium Deal

Niger may end counterterrorism cooperation with America over U.S. accusations that Niger’s ruling junta is negotiating a deal to sell uranium to Iran, reported The Wall Street...

The state of the world

It’s more threatening to America than Biden understands

What to Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program: Breakout Time

Over the past three years, Iran has drastically reduced its timeline to make nuclear weapons, or its so-called “breakout time.” Breakout time is the amount of time Iran would require to enrich its...

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...

Iran Failed to Declare New Nuclear Facility, IAEA Reports

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on February 26 that Iran violated a mandatory obligation to inform the agency of plans to construct a new nuclear facility....

Preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon remains Israel’s top priority

The October 7 attack taught Israel that it has no other choice but to confront Iran-backed threats on all fronts, sooner or later.

Iran on Alarming Trajectory Toward Nuclear Weapons, IAEA Warns

The UN’s nuclear watchdog reported on February 26 that Iran remains on an alarming trajectory toward nuclear weapons. In quarterly reports viewed by FDD, the International Atomic...

Exploiting America’s Declining Pressure: Iran’s Nuclear Escalation Over Time

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Iran’s Nuclear Program Expands Despite U.S. Sanctions Relief 

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN nuclear watchdog, reported new data on Wednesday indicating Tehran has expanded its nuclear program since September. The Islamic Republic’s nuclear...

Drone Fragment Offers Clue About Russia’s Shahed-136 Production Rate

Russia attacked Ukrainian port infrastructure and military facilities in a series of missile and drone strikes over the last few days. Markings seen on a Shahed-136 kamikaze...

US Policy Emboldened Iran and Hamas; It’s Time to Fight Back

It was Ali Khamenei who foreshadowed what was to come. “The Zionist regime is dying,” said Iran’s supreme leader on X (formerly Twitter), on October 4 — three days before Hamas attacked...

Letter on Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s request for uranium enrichment

Dear Mr. President, As a bipartisan group of Middle East regional and nuclear nonproliferation...

Iran’s Nuclear ‘Concession’ May Not Be One at All  

The Wall Street Journal reported on August 11 that Iran has slowed its accumulation of 60 percent enriched uranium — whose production entails 95 to 99 percent of the effort to make weapons-grade uranium...

FDD Supplemental Iran Nuclear Assessment to ODNI Annual Report 

On July 10, 2023, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) published a report for Congress about Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities, as required by law.1 “Iran is not currently...

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...

How Congress Should Respond to an Interim Iran Deal

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...

Top General Suggests Administration Would Tolerate Iran Having Nuclear Weapons

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark A. Milley, said at a congressional hearing on Thursday that the United States “remains committed, as a matter of policy, that Iran will not have...