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Israeli Strikes Target Iran’s Chemical Weapons Program

Israel has been systematically striking key Iranian facilities that support or could support the development of chemical weapons.  In its latest sorties, on April 7, Israel struck the...

Iran intensifies recruitment, repression amid reports of thousands of security deaths, Washington weighs ground operations

Washington has signaled readiness to expand operations, including potential ground options, while continuing strikes on Iran’s military and weapons infrastructure. At the same time, the sustained Israeli...

Iran Revives Threat to Withdraw From Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Key Iranian Official Attacks ‘Bullying Parties’: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said that the Islamic Republic was reviewing the possibility of withdrawing...

Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites Signal Resolve To End Tehran’s Nuclear Weapons Program

Four strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities during the current U.S.-Israeli military campaign underscore both allies’ determination to eliminate Iran’s remaining pathways to nuclear weapons. The...

US-Israeli campaign hits Iranian regime’s military and repression apparatus, regime forms leadership council (March 1 updates)

The joint US and Israeli operation entered its second day, with American forces targeting command-and-control centers, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) headquarters, air defense systems, ballistic...

Countering Iran’s Covert Chemical Weapons Program

Israel Eliminates Additional Nuclear Weapons Facilities, Internal Security Forces in Iran

Nuclear-Related Facilities Destroyed: The IDF reported striking Iran’s SPND headquarters in Tehran for a second time this week in addition to sites related to Iran’s production...

Israel reportedly eliminates nuclear scientist, expands messaging campaign (June 20 updates)

Israel expanded its campaign against Iran with strikes on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sites, missile infrastructure, and nuclear-linked facilities, reportedly killing a nuclear scientist in...

Israel May Need U.S. Help to Take Out Key Iranian Nuclear Site Before Disaster Strikes

Iran is relocating its enriched uranium stocks for protection against Israeli strikes and will not tell the UN’s nuclear watchdog where, the nation’s deputy foreign minister said Saturday. The move...

The 9 Iranian Nuclear Scientists Israel Has Eliminated

By Bridget Toomey and Andrea Stricker To stop Iran’s drive to build nuclear weapons, Israel eliminated nine top scientists and experts whose knowledge was critical to Tehran’s initiative. Israel...

Detecting and Halting an Iranian Weaponization Effort

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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,...

Strategy for a New Comprehensive U.S. Policy on Iran

The Quiet War between Israel and Iran

Iran's Hegemonic Drive

Another Iran Deal? Looking Back and Looking Ahead

A Sign That Iran Is Still Pursuing Nukes

Iranian media have reported on the identity of the new head of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear research institute.

Iran sought nuclear weapons, technology for WMDs last year, reports find

Findings likely to animate broader discussion about whether US should return to Iran nuclear deal

Biden Risks Repeating Mistakes of the Past if He Ignores the Evidence on Iran

The Islamic Republic has a long track record of willfully concealing its nuclear activities in violation of its treaty obligations.

Parsing Iranian Responses to the Killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi

2020 has proven to be a tough year for the Islamic Republic of Iran. It began with the killing of its most important general and terrorist mastermind, Qassem Soleimani, and now appears to be ending...

Fakhrizadeh Assassination Underscores Iran’s Refusal to Come Clean About Nuclear Weapons Activities

The assassination last week of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh eliminated the leading source of institutional knowledge about the Tehran regime’s once-flourishing nuclear weapons program....