December 18, 2020 Iran builds at underground nuclear facility amid US tensions Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the U.S. over its atomic program, satellite photos obtained Friday by The Associated Press show.
December 14, 2020 Iranian president directly accuses Israel of killing nuclear scientist Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Monday claimed that Israel was behind the killing of a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program in the 2000s in an effort to start a war in the last days of President Trump's administration.
December 3, 2020 Iran to increase nuclear production, prohibit inspectors from US if sanctions not lifted: reports The Iranian parliament has voted to increase its uranium enrichment levels and stop International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors from examining facilities if the next U.S. administration declines to lift hefty U.S. banking and oil sanctions by February.
December 2, 2020 Where does Iran's nuclear weapons program stand now? As the dust settles following the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh last Friday, the international community is once again forced to confront the troubling question of where does Iran currently stand when it comes to nuclear ambitions.
December 1, 2020 What he knew: Why Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was marked for death Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, 59, was dubbed everything from Iran's “shadow man” and the “father” of its forthcoming bomb to Tehran’s weapons guru and the “pervasive thread” to the beleaguered nation’s nuclear aspirations.
December 1, 2020 Iranian parliament advances bill to stop UN inspections of nuclear facilities Iran’s parliament Tuesday advanced a bill that would end U.N. inspections of its nuclear facilities and require the government to boost its uranium enrichment if European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal do not provide relief from oil and banking sanctions.
November 30, 2020 Killing of Iranian nuclear scientist has region, world leaders on edge over potential retaliation from Iran Iran has vowed to retaliate against Israel over a scientist's killing, raising tensions across the Middle East
November 28, 2020 Iran's supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientist The accusations have stirred fears of retaliation and action between the U.S. and Iran.
November 27, 2020 Fred Fleitz: Israel may have killed top Iranian nuclear weapons scientist to avert dangerous threat The announcement by Iranian state TV that Mohsen Fakhrizadeh — the father of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear weapons program and its top nuclear scientist — was shot and killed Friday in Tehran is a huge setback for Iran’s secret nuclear weapons program.
November 17, 2020 President Trump sought options to retaliate against Iran's nuclear program, officials confirm Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported a sizable increase in the country’s uranium stockpile.