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US: Tehran Can Make Nuclear Bomb in Less than Two Weeks

The Department of Defense report "assessed that Iran is not pursuing a nuclear weapons program at this time."

National Security Advisor: ‘Israel Will Act if Iran Enriches Uranium Above 60%’

National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi did not specify how Jerusalem would respond.

Iran Grows Stockpile of Near Weapons-Grade Enriched Uranium

Tehran has 121.6 kilograms (268 pounds) of uranium enriched to 60%, according to a new IAEA report.

Iran Obtains Phosphates from Syria to Extract Uranium, Tightens Ties with Egypt

Phosphates from the mine are used primarily to produce fertilizers; however, they are also an unconventional source for the extraction of uranium.

CIA Chief: Iran Could Produce Weapons-Grade Uranium within Weeks

William Burns’s comments come just days after U.N. nuclear watchdog inspectors detected uranium enriched to 84 percent in the Islamic Republic.

UK Probing Uranium Bound for Iranians in Britain

Authorities have not ruled out the possibility that the uranium could have been used to build a so-called dirty bomb, a type of improvised nuclear device, according to reports.

Iran Begins Enriching Uranium to 60% at Fordow Nuclear Site

The move is a “strong response” to the IAEA's adoption of a resolution calling on Tehran to cooperate with a probe into uranium traces at undeclared locations, according to Iranian state media.

IAEA: Iran Increases Highly Enriched Uranium Stockpile

Separately, two IAF F-35s escorted two U.S. B-52 bombers on a flight.

Report: Iran’s Nuclear Breakout Timelines have Become Dangerously Short

The Institute for Science and International Security said the Islamic Republic has enough uranium to use as feed for two nuclear weapons.

IAEA Report: Iran has Further Increased Stockpile of Highly Enriched Uranium

The Islamic Republic has amassed an estimated 17.7 kilograms (39 pounds) of uranium enriched to 60 percent, according to the findings.

IAEA Report: Iran Will Have the Bomb in One Month

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

Israel Calls for Intl. Action as Report Shows Iran’s Progress Toward Nuke Bomb

Iran had used 257 g of uranium enriched up to 20% U-235 in the form of UF4 (uranium tetrafluoride) to produce 200 g of uranium metal-enriched up to 20% U-235.

Iran Claims It Can Enrich Uranium to Weapons Grade Levels

“The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran can enrich uranium by 20 percent and 60 percent, and if one day our reactors need it, it can produce 90 percent,” said outgoing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

Iran Touts Increased Uranium Enrichment a Day After Indirect Talks With US

The Islamic Republic has produced 55 kilograms of uranium enriched to 20 percent, and can reach 120 kilograms within eight months, says Iranian nuclear official.

‘Iran is a Main Destination for Uranium Smuggling from Venezuela’

Several members of the country’s military have been arrested for smuggling uranium, says Venezuelan politician and would-be leader Juan Guaidó.

Report: European Powers Scrap US-Backed Plan for IAEA Rebuke of Iran

Britain, France and Germany withdraw their support for a resolution criticizing Tehran for failing to explain the presence of uranium particles at undeclared locations.

IAEA Head Arrives in Tehran Ahead of Iran’s Deadline to Bar Nuclear Inspections

Rafael Grossi tweets that the purpose of his trip is “to find a mutually agreeable solution, compatible with Iranian law, so that the IAEA can continue essential verification activities in Iran.”

IAEA and US Call on Iran to Explain Origin of Uranium Found at ‘Secret...

The information Iran has provided “doesn’t add up” from a technical standpoint, says U.N. nuclear watchdog Director-General Rafael Grossi.

IAEA Says Iran Continues to Violate 2015 Nuclear Deal

Tehran has also been enriching uranium up to a 4.5 percent purity, higher than the 3.67 percent allowed under the 2015 nuclear deal.

IAEA: Iran has Begun Construction of Underground Nuclear Facility

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi says he doesn’t think Tehran has a “significant quantity” of uranium “to indicate amounts which could be theoretically used for the development of a nuclear weapon.”

‘Iran has 10 Times the Enriched Uranium Allowed by the JCPOA’

Iran has more than three tons of uranium enriched to four percent, and at least 1,000 tons of yellowcake.

Explosion in Iran’s Nuclear Facility in Natanz

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

New IAEA Head Wants Answers from Iran

“We have so far not received an entirely satisfactory reply” from Iran regarding uranium traces found at an undeclared site, says IAEA head Rafael Grossi.

Global Cyber Attack Disabled Radiation Monitoring System at Chernobyl Nuclear Plant

Many Jews who later immigrated to Israel from Ukraine bear the scars of surgery to remove their thyroid in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster.

With Obama’s Approval, Russia Selling 130 Tons of Uranium to Iran

The agreements had been kept secret for almost a year, and were publicized only because the Trump administration indicated it was planning to go public with them.

Obama Admin, European Allies Make Secret Gift of Uranium to Iran

The P5+1 Iran Deal partners have given a green light to send a secret shipment of more than 100 tons of natural uranium to Iran as a "thank you" gift.

Iran Negotiating Sale of Heavy Water to Russia, Enriched Uranium May Be Included

The Iranians have recently sold 32 tons of heavy water to the US.

Secret Document Shows Iran Can Restart Uranium Enrichment in 2027 [video]

Republicans on the Hill would start voicing their loud objections to Obama's assessment once they realize that Iran could go back to working on a bomb in 10 years.

Obama Administration Admits Iran Worked on Nuclear Weapons

The Obama Administration says two radioactive particles found at Parchin prove Iran was working on nuclear weapons, at least in the past.

World Leaders Warn ISIS Plans Nuclear Drone Attack

World leaders gathered Friday to strategize on how to deal with the threat of a nuclear attack by ISIS.

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