Iran threatens to enrich uranium to 60%

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that the Islamic Republic will enrich uranium up to 60% purity if needed and never submit to Western pressure over nuclear development. “Iran’s…

US informed Israel before Iran policy switch

Israel received prior notification that the United States is ready to discuss resumption of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal with Iran. This, according to Reuters,…

Iran threatens to cut IAEA inspections

Iran has declared its intention to dramatically scale back cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in less than one week, as the latest violation of its nuclear obligations.…

Iran test fires smart missiles

The Iranian army test fired a sophisticated new ‘smart’ short-range missile with 300 kilometer (186 mile) range yesterday, according to state media. The official IRNA news agency cited the Commander…

IAEA: Iran producing uranium metal

Iran has followed through on its intention to produce uranium metal, which can be used to make the core of an atom bomb. The development marks the latest significant breach…

Iran opens door to nuclear bomb development

A senior Iranian leader has declared that the Islamic Republic may indeed develop nuclear weapons, after years of denying it has any such ambition. Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi made…

US won’t lift Iran sanctions before talks

The United States has rejected Iran’s ultimatum to lift sanctions as the first move to rejoining the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal. “No,” declared US President Joe…

Iran installs more centrifuges

Iran has escalated one of its most critical violations of its 2015 nuclear deal by enriching uranium with an expanded number of advanced centrifuge machines at the underground Natanz facility.…

Iran and Israel: The Inevitable War?

-- By Prof. Efraim Inbar, Pres. of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Iran-Israel relations are essentially a zero-sum game, leaving Israel little choice but to act upon its…

Iran: Saudi-Israel plot lead to scientist’s killing

Saudi Arabia is vehemently denying Iranian allegations that the Kingdom was involved in the assassination of the Islamic Republic’s top nuclear scientist. Dr. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, widely regarded by Western and…