Nuclear program of Iran

June 19, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz

Breaking Down the US-Iran MOU

June 17, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Miad Maleki

Iran deal tosses a tremendous cash lifeline to terrorist regime

The Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran hands the terrorist regime the one victory it could never have achieved on the battlefield. Financial reprieve. What is so disconcerting...

June 17, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Gifting Iran Early Concessions Surrenders Washington’s Upper Hand

The U.S. has reportedly granted Iran sanction waivers for selling oil, with one Iranian supertanker transporting crude oil having already crossed the U.S. naval blockade. This development came one day...

June 17, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

An MOU is not a “peace deal”

The Islamic Republic of Iran remains at war with America

June 16, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Dilution Is Not the Solution: Disposing of Iran’s Enriched Uranium Stockpile

The critical question of how to handle Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile will be addressed in a long-term peace agreement between the United States and Iran, to be negotiated over the 60 days following...

June 12, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Iran’s Nuclear Enrichment Progress: 2008-2025 and Beyond

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June 9, 2026 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring and NPT Safeguards Reports — June 2026

Excerpt This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) quarterly report, dated June 4, 2026: Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement...

June 5, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Understanding Iran’s 3,000-Mile Battlefront

Iran is fighting a regional war, while the United States can focus only on one front at a time.

June 3, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

Letter to the POTUS

A few hopefully helpful notes on Iran’s “Islamic Revolutionaries”

May 29, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

6 Essential Requirements for a Good Iran Nuclear Deal

A new U.S.-Iran nuclear deal may soon emerge — or at least an initial memorandum of understanding (MOU) to be fleshed out over 60 days. President Donald Trump pledged on May 27 that the United States...

May 29, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz |

Iran Thinks It Can Still Pull Off One Last Trick

Trump Has Iran on the ropes. Now he must resist the bad deal.

May 26, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Evaluating the Damage to Iran’s Ballistic Missile Arsenal

Has the Islamic Republic of Iran been defanged, or did the United States and Israel fail to set back the Middle East’s preeminent ballistic missile power? The answer is more complex than headlines indicate. With...

May 21, 2026 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Iranian Oil Exports Nosedive After U.S. Blockade Begins

Despite Iranian intransigence, the U.S. blockade of the Islamic Republic’s ports, which began on April 13, is already generating real pain — and real results — for the Islamic Republic. Iran exported...

May 14, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

U.S. and Israeli Strikes Accomplished What the JCPOA Failed To Do

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May 12, 2026 | Max Meizlish, Bridget Toomey

Iraqi Corruption Is Fueling Iranian Sanctions Evasion

Iran-backed militias work through politicians, front companies, and oil smugglers to siphon billions of dollars from the Iraqi people each year in schemes to enrich both themselves and the Islamic Republic...

May 8, 2026 | Bill Roggio, Andrea Stricker

Iran’s nukes: Degraded but not dead

May 6, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

China Looks To Ease Iran Into Resolution of War With U.S.

China is looking to engineer an off-ramp to end the current U.S.-Iran conflict without forcing Tehran to fold. On May 6, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met in Beijing with China’s Foreign...

May 6, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz

Winning the Iran War — Whether Washington Knows It or Not

May 6, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Oversights Mar Low-End Estimate of Tehran’s Nuclear Weapons Timeline

U.S. intelligence assessments have concluded that Iran is now 9 to12 months away from being able to build a nuclear weapon, according to a Reuters report. Taken at face value, the report would indicate...

May 4, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

In Iran, Behavior Changes Only When The Regime Does

An Islamist system built on anti-Americanism and export of terrorism will not abandon the very tools that sustain it.