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Israel SitRep: February 7, 2025

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Iran May Be on the Verge of a Nuclear Weapon; Will Israel and the United States Act?

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu just met in Washington — and not a moment too soon. A team of scientists in Iran is reportedly working to short-cut Tehran’s route to nuclear weapons in case the Iranian leadership orders their complete construction.

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...

U.S. Intelligence Assessment Drops Claim That Iran ‘Not Currently Undertaking’ Nuclear Weapons Development

The U.S. intelligence community no longer assesses that Iran has paused work on the development of nuclear weapons, according to the latest Office of the Director of National Intelligence...

Washington Warns Iran over Alleged Nuclear Weapons Work

Latest Developments The United States recently warned and questioned Iran over intelligence that the regime is working on applications relevant to nuclear weapons, Axios reported on July 17. Tehran...

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,...

Iran Briefly Closed Nuclear Facilities to IAEA Inspectors

The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on April 15 that Iran briefly closed its nuclear facilities to inspectors the day before amid security concerns about possible Israeli...

China’s Nuclear Arsenal Could Grow to 1,500 Weapons by 2035

China’s nuclear weapon stockpile may grow to 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, according to a new estimate by a U.S. scientific group. The finding increases the urgency to address U.S. preparedness to...

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...

New Iran Deal Would be Shorter, Weaker Version of 2015 Deal

The new nuclear deal currently under negotiation with Iran would not revive the original 2015 agreement. Instead, this shorter, weaker version would reduce the time Iran needs to produce enough fissile...

What is the Future of Cyber Deterrence?

Excerpt Scholars and practitioners alike have debated the feasibility of applying deterrence models to cyberspace. Advocates of “cyber persistence theory,” for instance, posit that deterrence strategies...

How To Prepare: North Korea Could Soon Test An ICBM Or Nuclear Weapon

On March 10, 2022, the U.S. released a South Korea and Japan coordinated assessment of the last two North Korean missiles launches in February and March revealing that these were tests of components...

Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine May Supercharge Nuclear Proliferation

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine violates the commitments Moscow reaffirmed in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, in which Russia pledged not to threaten or use...

Iran Won’t Stop Until It Has a Nuclear Weapon

Khamenei and his regime haven’t gone to all this trouble merely to become a ‘threshold state.’

Suspending U.S.-ROK Military Exercises Will Not Facilitate Peace Negotiations

Seoul may have its hopes up, but history shows Pyongyang will not change course if military exercises are altered.

New Legislation Fixes Critical Flaw in Iran Sanctions

A group of former Obama administration officials raised concerns...

Sanctions Delay Lets Tehran Expand Missile Power

As the international nuclear deal with Iran nears its implementation phase, Tehran is preparing for sanctions relief. Howev...