Tag: Natanz

Iranian officials and media have downplayed the severity of Israel’s April 19 airstrikes,.

UN IAEA inspectors were shocked this past February to discover Iran had apparently already enriched uranium to 83.7-percent purity - a breath from 90-percent weapons grade purity.

The nuclear watchdog agency discovered the change during an unannounced inspection on Jan. 21 at Fordow, an underground facility dug into a mountain.

“The potential size of the underground complex raises questions about what capabilities this new tunnel complex will provide in addition to a new advanced centrifuge assembly plant.”

This may be a good moment to remind President Joe Biden of his promise in late August to the visiting Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

Researchers say April 11 blast set back Iran’s nuclear breakout time by two months • Tehran announcement regarding 60 percent enrichment will not “materially alter” ability to sprint to nuclear weapon for now, they add.

“We cut off one hand by activating the IR-6 centrifuges, and we cut off the other by [increasing uranium enrichment] to 60 percent,” says Hassan Rouhani.

According to State TV, "necessary actions" are being carried out to bring Karimi back to Iran to face charges.

The “main part” of the Islamic Republic’s uranium-enrichment capability was eliminated in the explosion, says the head of the Iranian parliament’s Research Center.

Iranian Atomic Energy Agency head Ali-Akbar Salehi: “We have activated a full IR-6 centrifuge chain”; “We have an enrichment capacity of 16,500 SWU—more than before the JCPOA.”

Intelligence sources estimate that Iran will not respond in a direct confrontation with Israel and will choose to harm Israeli missions abroad or through an extensive cyberattack or a limited missile attack.

Israel is not concerned about Iran's ability to avenge the ferocious attacks on key personnel and facilities connected to its nuclear program.

"More samples of advanced centrifuges were supposed to be produced in the building."

"The underground facility that was damaged in Natanz is at the heart of the debate on Iranian violations of the nuclear agreement."

This was the third mysterious explosion in Iran in a week.

“Iran’s expansion of proliferation-sensitive activities raises concerns that Iran is positioning itself to have the option of a rapid nuclear breakout.”

Iran’s enrichment of uranium to the 5 percent level will reduce its breakout time to a nuclear weapon by approximately two months.

An Israeli strike could theoretically damage Iran’s nuclear program; only US can terminate program

Iran claims it shot down an Israeli drone on Sunday that it said was heading for the Natanz nuclear enrichment plant.

United Nations nuclear watchdogs said Thursday that Iran has installed next-generation centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear plant, and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu quickly responded...