Iran

The Islamist Regime in Tehran Must Go Almost two weeks into the war, the Trump administration is imposing a ceasefire on Israel. The most dangerous outcome is to allow the Islamic Republic to stay in power. A ceasefire that leaves the regime standing would not bring peace and stability, just …

Below are key passages from a four-page resolution on Iran that diplomats said the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors passed on Thursday. The text is still confidential and was seen by Reuters. The Board of Governors,… (d) Recalling the Board of Governors’ resolutions of 19 June 2020… …

Don’t hold your breath. President Donald J. Trump’s silencing of Iranian and Israeli guns is fragile at best. Speaking at a news conference on the sidelines of a NATO summit, Trump admitted as much. “Can it start again? I guess it can, maybe someday soon,” Trump said. The fragility was …

Iran’s state broadcaster political deputy said Iran evacuated materials from three nuclear sites prior to being attacked by the US, the IRNA news agency reported Sunday. “Part of the Fordo nuclear site area was subjected to an aerial attack by enemy forces,” IRNA reported, citing the Qom provincial governor’s office. …

US strikes on Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility “severely damaged” but did not destroy the underground complex, a senior American official told the New York Times on Sunday, Anadolu reports. The official, speaking anonymously, acknowledged that B-2 stealth bomber attacks using bunker-buster bombs failed to eliminate the “heavily fortified” facility despite …

When Israel attacked Iran nearly two weeks ago, the Chinese government, a longtime friend of Iran, jumped into action — at least, when it came to words. It condemned the attacks. Its leader, Xi Jinping, got on the phone with the Russian leader and urged a ceasefire. Its foreign minister …

A preliminary U.S. defense intelligence assessment of U.S. strikes on Iran’s key nuclear sites raised questions about the Trump policy to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Statements by U.S. and Iranian officials, as well as the International Atomic Energy Agency and Israeli nuclear authorities, however, suggest Iran’s major …

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday — a meeting that underscored the trilateral relationship between Russia, China, and Iran. Iran is a geopolitical lever for both Moscow and Beijing, allowing them to complicate Western strategies in the Middle East, even as …

Key Takeaways US and Israeli airstrikes on the Esfahan Nuclear Technology Center (ENTC) between June 12 and 24 reportedly destroyed components of Iran’s nuclear program that would be necessary for weaponization. The strikes destroyed the Uranium Metal Conversion Plant at the ENTC, which Iran could have used to transform uranium …

US and Israeli strikes severely set back Iran’s enrichment capabilities, but Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile poses a long-term threat. The United States dropped twelve 30,000lb GBU-57 bunker buster bombs on Fordow, directly targeted points above the centrifuge cascade hall, and likely destroyed all six IR-1 and seven IR-6 cascades that …