Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

October 28, 2024 | Andrea Stricker |

Israel Likely Eliminated Key Iranian Weaponization Site

Israel likely destroyed an Iranian site that played a key role in the Islamic Republic’s past nuclear weapons program, known as the Amad Plan. The potential elimination of the facility sends a strong...

October 2, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

The problem with American diplomacy

Our enemies aren’t interested in “win-win solutions”

September 5, 2024 | David Albright, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of the IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report – August 2024

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on August 29, 2024, released its latest assessment on Iran’s compliance with Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) safeguards. Below is key new...

August 30, 2024 | |

IAEA Reports Iran Increased Stockpiles of Near Weapons-Grade Uranium

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released two new reports on Iran’s nuclear advances and non-compliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) on August 29....

July 18, 2024 | |

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...

June 28, 2024 | Andrea Stricker |

Toward an International Norm against Enrichment and Reprocessing Proliferation

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June 12, 2024 | Andrea Stricker |

Tehran’s Possible New Enrichment Plant

While the White House remains preoccupied with Gaza, Iran is moving toward completion of a brand-new nuclear facility 100 meters below ground, where it could enrich uranium to weapons-grade with immunity...

June 5, 2024 | |

IAEA Members Vote to Censure Iran Over Nuclear Violations

Member states of the 35-nation Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) voted to censure Iran’s nonproliferation violations during a quarterly meeting...

May 28, 2024 | |

Amid New Iranian Nuclear Advances, Washington Blocks European Push for IAEA Censure

The United States is blocking European states from pursuing a formal censure of Iran for its nonproliferation violations, despite a push by the United Kingdom and France, The Wall...

May 1, 2024 | |

IAEA Director General May Attend Iran Nuclear Technology Conference

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Mohammed Eslami, claimed on May 1 that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi will attend...

March 7, 2024 | |

U.S. Fails to Censure Iran’s Nuclear Program at IAEA Meeting

Washington failed to introduce a resolution admonishing Iran’s nonproliferation violations at a meeting of the nuclear watchdog for the United Nations that began on March 4. The...

March 4, 2024 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of the IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report – February 2024

Excerpt For the first time, the latest quarterly International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards report on Iran’s compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) draws a direct line...

February 13, 2024 | |

Former Iranian Official Hints at Nuclear Weapons Program

Tehran maintains a nuclear weapons program, a former senior Iranian official appeared to suggest in an interview broadcast on February 12. Iran has crossed “all the thresholds...

January 30, 2024 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

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...

November 27, 2023 | |

West Fails to Censure Iran at Key Nuclear Meeting Despite Tehran’s Ejection of Inspectors

Latest Developments Washington and its European allies failed to censure Iran at a critical meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, in Vienna...

November 20, 2023 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, Andrea Stricker

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report — November 2023

For the second time in two years, America finds itself providing military support to a friend in the wake of aggression. Within days of Hamas’ attack on Israel, American munitions began flowing to the...

November 17, 2023 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

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...

November 14, 2023 | |

10 Things to Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program

The Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to the destruction of the United States and Israel, posing conventional threats worldwide via its terrorist proxies. Back home, Tehran is increasingly poised to...

September 18, 2023 | |

IAEA Loses Sight of Iran’s Nuclear Program as Hostages-For-Prisoners Exchange Proceeds

Latest Developments The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) condemned Tehran on September 16 for barring about one-third of the agency’s inspectors from Iran’s nuclear facilities. Iran made...

September 8, 2023 | Olli Heinonen, Andrea Stricker

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.