Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Trump Excoriates European Countries for Imposing Restrictions on U.S. Action Against Iran

Trump Condemns France for Preventing Military Flights to Israel: U.S. President Donald Trump said on March 31 that France “has been VERY UNHELPFUL” regarding military operations...

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...

Countering Iran’s Covert Chemical Weapons Program

Turkish foreign minister warns of nuclear arms race if Iran gets the bomb

On February 9, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan suggested that Turkey would begin developing nuclear weapons should Iran obtain them. During a televised interview with CNN Turk, Fidan warned that...

8 Reasons Why the U.S. Must Maintain a Ban on Iran’s Uranium Enrichment and Plutonium Reprocessing

The United States and the international community have spent decades trying to restrict Iran’s uranium enrichment and plutonium reprocessing capabilities given the regime’s threats against the West...

IAEA Passes Resolution Demanding Information on Status of Iranian Nuclear Sites, Enriched Uranium Stock

IAEA Seeks Answers From Tehran: The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, passed a resolution on November...

IAEA Chief Assesses Iran’s Enriched Uranium Stockpile Remains Inside Sites Destroyed by Israel and U.S.

Enriched Uranium Entombed at Destroyed Sites: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director Rafael Grossi revealed his agency’s assessment that most of Iran’s highly enriched...

Snapback Sanctions Against Iran: Will Donald Trump Play His Ace?

Iran is in a vulnerable position. President Trump should seize the moment to sink Iranian oil revenues and force Tehran to dismantle its nuclear program.

E3 Frustrated With Iranian Noncompliance on Nuclear Inspections as Araghchi Backtracks on Agreement With IAEA

‘Near Zero Oversight’: The United Kingdom, France, and Germany — collectively known as the E3 — issued a sharply worded statement condemning Iran’s refusal to allow International...

IAEA Chief Calls for Iran’s Compliance With Obligations Under Key Nuclear Treaty

Iran’s NPT Obligations Not Optional: The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, stated ahead of a September 8 meeting of the IAEA’s...

Grossi Urges Iran to Allow Renewed Nuclear Inspections as IAEA Issues Damning New Reports

Talks Ongoing for Resumed Inspections: The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told Reuters on September 3 that he hopes...

Donald Trump Set a Nuclear Precedent. Now He Must Enforce It

Stopping nuclear proliferation in the Middle East will require a consistent policy, not just sporadic interventions.

Iran Refusing Inspections of Nuclear Sites as Senior IAEA Official Concludes Visit to Tehran

First Meeting With IAEA Since June War: The Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Massimo Aparo, has departed from Tehran after conducting the...

French Foreign Minister Warns UN Snapback Sanctions Against Iran Will Be Applied Absent Nuclear Agreement by End of August

Snapback Deadline Announced: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has pledged to activate the UN sanctions snapback mechanism at the end of August if no agreement is reached...

‘We Still Need More Time’: Iranian Foreign Minister Dismisses Trump’s Claim of Imminent Negotiations

Too Soon for Iran to Restart Talks: Iran is not ready to resume negotiations with the United States despite President Donald Trump’s statement that he expects discussions to begin...

Iranian Foreign Minister Concedes Nuclear Facilities ‘Seriously Damaged’ by Israeli, U.S. Strikes

Latest Developments Araghchi Says Nuclear Program Sustained Damage: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi conceded on June 26 that Iran’s nuclear facilities had been severely damaged by U.S. and...

‘As Soon as Possible’: UN Nuclear Chief Calls For Renewed Inspections as Iran Suspends Cooperation

IAEA Calls for Resumption of Inspections: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi called on Iran to allow the agency’s inspectors into its nuclear sites,...

8 Things to Know About China’s Response to Israel-Iran Conflict

Israel’s military campaign against Iran has exposed the chasm between China’s great power rhetoric and its ability to meaningfully shape events in the Middle East. To be sure, Beijing backs Tehran...

Natanz ‘May Have Imploded’: Israel Inflicts Damage on Key Iranian Nuclear Facilities

IAEA Confirms Significant Damage at Natanz Enrichment Site: Rafael Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), confirmed that Israel inflicted significant damage on Iran’s main uranium enrichment facility at Natanz.

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...