How War Could Engulf the Entire Middle East
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Israel must not roll the dice when it comes to nuclear threats
If Israel's rejection of allowing enrichment in Saudi Arabia means the derailment of normalization deals, so be it. Israel should seek a deal that overcomes the problematic Saudi demand for an independent fuel cycle on the one hand, and minimizes the damage from the nuclear understandings with Iran on the other hand.
Op-eds
Twenty Years Later, Iran Remains In Non-Compliance With Its Nuclear Nonproliferation Obligations
Sept. 12 will mark the 20th anniversary of the first resolution criticizing Iran by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) board of governors.
Op-eds
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).
Op-eds
Despite Billions in Sanctions Relief, Iran Expands Nuclear Weapons Capabilities
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported this week that Iran expanded its nuclear weapons capabilities between May and August. Across every indicator — enrichment, centrifuge installation,...
Flash Briefs
Why it would be better for Israel if Iran enriched to 90% now
No real technical variance exists between 90% and 60% enrichment; the difference in breakout time to a bomb's worth of weapons-grade enrichment is a matter of days or a few weeks. Israel is better off with an Iranian push to 90% without billions of dollars flowing to the regime and without the illusion that holding Tehran at 60% enrichment is meaningful.
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
Israel must oppose the Iran understandings with all it’s got
The emerging deal with Iran will make it very difficult for Israel to attack alone if it concludes that the time has come.
Op-eds
Iran’s Meaningless Concession Ahead of Key Nuclear Meeting
Iran has begun reinstalling surveillance cameras and monitoring technologies at key nuclear sites ahead of a June International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting, according to a reporter for The Wall...
Policy Briefs
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...
Op-eds
Israel Strikes Iranian Military Facility
Israeli drones struck an advanced weapons-production facility in the Iranian city of Isfahan on Sunday morning, dealing a potential blow to Tehran’s military infrastructure. According to The Jerusalem Post, Western intelligence and foreign sources described the strike as a success, disputing Iranian claims that the blasts caused only minor damage to the roof. The attack may impede Iran’s ability to arm Russia, which has used Iranian loitering munitions — popularly called suicide or kamikaze drones — to strike civilian targets in Ukraine.
Flash Briefs
The Women Burning Their Hijabs Want the Iranian Regime to Fall. Does Joe Biden?
The White House is still ardently seeking a nuclear deal that will enrich the men murdering women in the streets.
Op-eds
Iran Is in Position for a Surprise Nuclear Breakout
No wonder it’s in no rush to renegotiate a nuclear deal.
Op-eds
Iran’s Centrifuge Manufacturing Goes Underground
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported last week that Iran is concentrating its centrifuge production equipment at two centrifuge manufacturing facilities — both likely located beneath...
Policy Briefs
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.
Op-eds
Iran’s Nuclear Extortion Continues
Mohammad Eslami, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI), recently proclaimed that the Islamic Republic is ahead of schedule on a parliamentary mandate to enrich 120 kg of uranium to 20 percent...
Insights
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...
Policy Briefs
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...
Op-eds
Iran Continues to Extort the International Atomic Energy Agency
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran agreed on Monday to extend for one month a monitoring agreement that was set to expire over the weekend. The IAEA’s director general, Rafael Grossi,...
Policy Briefs
Joe Biden’s Iran Policy Is One Giant Nuclear Mistake
The United States is at an inflection point. Now is the time to reverse course.