Iran nuclear bomb

Netanyahu to show Trump proof of Iran's Pickaxe Mountain deception at White House meeting - report

Israel's public diplomacy head denied that Netanyahu arrived with any intelligence on Pickaxe Mountain to share with Trump after the leaders met.

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US President Donald Trump speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.
A man crosses the street, past a billboard showing Iranian centrifuges and nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, August 29, 2025

Only regime change prevents Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, former Israel Navy commander says

“Producing a nuclear bomb is a complex and difficult undertaking. The Iranians were very close when the war began,” V.-Adm. (ret.) Eliezer "Chaney" Marom told 103FM.

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An Iranian nuclear power plant stands March 30, 2005 some 200 miles (322 km) south of Tehran, in Natanz, Iran.

What is Pickaxe Mountain, Iran's nuclear site which might be among Trump's next targets - explainer

The threat of attacking the Iranian site reflects escalating tensions as Tehran and Washington trade fire in the Gulf, setting back efforts to end the conflict.

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A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

Both sides not willing to back down over Strait of Hormuz, Iran will not give in, expert says

"In the end, the campaign we set out on to weaken the Iranian regime and deny it the ability to reach nuclear weapons is currently focused on an event that was not the event before the war," he said.

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Could these Iran nuclear negotiations yield a different result? - analysis

All things considered, it remains unclear why US President Joe Biden thinks this round of talks with Iran will go any differently than the last.

AUGUST 4, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attend a meeting in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022.

Iran, US to resume talks in Vienna tomorrow

The negotiations set to begin on Thursday will be the first talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal since June.

AUGUST 3, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Delegates from Iran attend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference in New York City, New York, US, August 1, 2022.

Iran nuclear chief: We have technical means to produce atom bomb, no intention to do so

He reiterated comments made by Kamal Kharrazi, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in July.

AUGUST 1, 2022ByREUTERS
Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami looks on during a news conference with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi as they meet in Tehran, Iran, March 5, 2022.

Israel, US to declare ‘strategic partnership’ during Biden visit

The agreement includes a joint stance against Iran’s nuclear program and regional aggression to ensure Iran never attains a nuclear weapon.

JULY 12, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israeli and US flags are rolled up before being set up, as part of preparations for US President Joe Biden's visit later this week, in Jerusalem, July 10, 2022.

Iran building underground nuclear facility near Natanz - NYT

An underground nuclear facility built by Iran would be able to withstand cyberattacks and bunker-penetrating bombs, the report claimed.

JUNE 17, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A handout satellite image shows a general view of the Natanz nuclear facility after a fire, in Natanz, Iran July 8, 2020

Iran increased efforts to obtain illicit nuclear missile technology - German intel

Tehran sought "products for the development and production of weapons of mass destruction and delivery technologies."

JUNE 10, 2022ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
RALLYING AGAINST the Iran nuclear deal on Capitol Hill in Washington, 2015.

IAEA decision shows Iran’s true face, Naftali Bennett says

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett hailed a decision by the IAEA Board of Governors to approve a resolution censuring Iran for nuclear violations on Wednesday night.

JUNE 8, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett

Iran crossing nuke uranium enrichment threshold 'cannot be avoided' - IAEA

The nuclear agency vote could lead to a UN Security Council vote and snap back global sanctions against Iran, which could impact even Russia and China.

JUNE 6, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi arrives for an IAEA board of governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, June 6, 2022.

Israel working to convince US to push Iran for ‘no-sunset-clause’ nuke deal

The proposed plan is a deal without the 2015 JCPOA’s “sunset clauses,” which gradually lift restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program.

JUNE 2, 2022ByYAAKOV KATZ, LAHAV HARKOV
former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani reviews Iran's new nuclear achievements during Iran's National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran, Iran April 10, 2021.

Can the Mideast get better security assurances than Ukraine? - opinion

If Iran becomes a nuclear state someday, will the international community confront Tehran to secure peace, security and stability in the Middle East?

APRIL 6, 2022ByEDDY ACEVEDO
HOUTHI SUPPORTERS rally in Sanaa to denounce the US killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, in 2020. Slogans on signs include: ‘Death to America,’ ‘Death to Israel,’ ‘Curse on the Jews.’