Iran nuclear threat

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.

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

Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

The most dangerous component of Iran’s arsenal - opinion

A woman holds an Iranian flag on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 10, 2026.

Why mutual assured destruction will not work with Iran - opinion


Iran claims getting closer to cracking 'Natanz nuclear sabotage case'

Iran is slow-playing discussions with the IAEA even as it also sluggishly investigates the Natanz incident.

Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali-Akbar Salehi attends the opening of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 16, 2019

Iran threatens retaliation after possible cyber attack on nuclear site

Two of the officials said Israel could have been behind the Natanz incident, but offered no evidence.

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the IAEA headquarters in Vienna

US official: ‘Anytime access’ to Iranian facilities was rhetorical flourish

Wendy Sherman says Israeli experts “essential” in formulating certain aspects of deal.

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Yisrael Beytenu welcomes Pelosi's position on Iran nuclear program

MK Avidar: Yisrael Beytenu supports military action to prevent Iran developing nuclear weapons.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019.

Steinitz: Iran is playing the Europeans as 'suckers'

Pence: Tehran should not confuse restraint with a lack of resolve

Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz speaks during an interview with Reuters in Cairo, Egypt January 14, 2019

Iranian MP to propose bill banning nuclear weapons

In December, Iran's Guardian Council pressed charges against MP Mahmoud Sadeghi after he accused the council of "financial corruption."

Missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran

Germany refuses to disclose Iranian attempts to buy nuclear, missile technology

Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi gestures as he speaks to Reuters during an interview in Brussels, Belgium November 27, 2018

Danon to UNSC: Act against Iran's nuclear threat

“Iran has become the main supplier of ballistic missile technologies to Lebanon, Yemen, Syria and Iraq, while providing these capabilities to non-state actors and terrorist operatives.”

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon addresses the Security Council.

Nearly all of Iran's advanced nuke centrifuges failing, top expert reveals

David Albright is as concerned as ever about Tehran plotting to obtain a nuclear bomb and emphasizes the need for Israel and the West to stand watch.

AN IRANIAN ballistic missile on display in Tehran.

Atomic Chief: 'Iran could enrich uranium up to 20 percent within 4 days'

Salehi did not elaborate on his remark about stockpiles. Iran's reserve of 20 percent enriched uranium was downblended, shipped abroad or turned into fuel plates for a research reactor after deal.

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