Tag: Iran Nuclear Program

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2011 file photo, Iran's heavy water nuclear facility is backdropped by mountains near the central city of Arak, Iran. A senior Iranian official said Monday, March 17, 2014, that an alleged attempt to sabotage one of Tehran's nuclear facilities, the nuclear reactor at Arak in the center of the country, involved foreign intelligence agencies who tampered with imported pumps. Tehran has accused the Israel, the U.S. and their allies of undermining Iran's nuclear program through covert operations. (AP Photo/ISNA, Hamid Foroutan, File)

Beltway Confidential

In Super Bowl interview, Biden rightly rejects Iran sanctions gambit

Tom Rogan · February 7, 2021 10:01 pm

President Donald Trump signs a Presidential Memorandum on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Washington.

A last-ditch Trump strike on Iran could face legal and ethical challenges from the military

Abraham Mahshie · January 12, 2021 11:30 am

FILE - In this June 6, 2018, file frame from Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting, IRIB, state-run TV, three versions of domestically-built centrifuges are shown in a live TV program from Natanz, an Iranian uranium enrichment plant, in Iran. Iran plans to start using a new array of advanced centrifuges for enriching uranium, the country's nuclear chief said Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, according to state television, in a move likely to intensify pressure on Europe to save Tehran's collapsing nuclear deal with world powers. Ali Akbar Salehi told Iranian state TV that an array of 30 IR-6 centrifuges will be inaugurated in the coming weeks.

Iran claims it’s installing 1,000 centrifuges after announcing expanded uranium enrichment

Zach Halaschak · January 6, 2021 12:40 am

Sons of Iranian nuclear scientist say he was shot four to five times and warned before attack: Report

Zach Halaschak · December 5, 2020 3:19 pm

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 5, 2020. Khamenei said Wednesday that Donald Trump's Mideast plan will not outlive the president.

National Security

Israel tells former nuclear scientists to beware of revenge attacks after killing of Iranian scientist: Report

Zach Halaschak · December 4, 2020 4:55 pm

In this photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry, military personnel stand near the flag draped coffin of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a scientist who was killed on Friday, in a funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Iran held the funeral service for Fakhrizadeh, who founded its military nuclear program two decades ago, with the Islamic Republic's defense minister vowing to continue the man's work "with more speed and more power."

Iran changes its story on killing of top nuclear scientist

Zach Halaschak · December 2, 2020 10:29 pm

Iranian security official claims Israel killed nuclear scientist with ‘electronic devices’

Tyler Van Dyke · November 30, 2020 2:21 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden takes the stage to speak to the International Association of Firefighters at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, amid growing expectations he'll soon announce he's running for president.

Biden’s security picks a worrisome sign for Iran policy

Washington Examiner · November 30, 2020 12:01 am

In this Feb, 11, 2019 file photo, Iranian Revolutionary Guard members arrive for a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, at the Azadi, or Freedom, Square, in Tehran, Iran.

Beltway Confidential

How will Iran retaliate over Israel’s assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh?

Tom Rogan · November 29, 2020 7:28 pm

Beltway Confidential

5 takeaways from Israel’s assassination of Iran’s top nuclear weapons scientist

Tom Rogan · November 27, 2020 8:00 pm

Architect behind Iranian military nuclear program assassinated

Mica Soellner · November 27, 2020 2:42 pm

Beltway Confidential

Why Israel won’t bomb Iran’s nuclear sites before Trump leaves office

Tom Rogan · November 18, 2020 4:41 pm