US informed Israel before Iran policy switch

Israel received prior notification that the United States is ready to discuss resumption of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal with Iran. This, according to Reuters,…

Iran threatens to cut IAEA inspections

Iran has declared its intention to dramatically scale back cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in less than one week, as the latest violation of its nuclear obligations.…

Saudi-Houthi conflict deepens

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group says it launched 2 more attacks on southern Saudi airfields or bases, marking the 9th consecutive day of such assaults. On Monday, Houthi military spokesman Yahya…

IAEA: Iran producing uranium metal

Iran has followed through on its intention to produce uranium metal, which can be used to make the core of an atom bomb. The development marks the latest significant breach…

Iran opens door to nuclear bomb development

A senior Iranian leader has declared that the Islamic Republic may indeed develop nuclear weapons, after years of denying it has any such ambition. Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi made…

US won’t lift Iran sanctions before talks

The United States has rejected Iran’s ultimatum to lift sanctions as the first move to rejoining the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal. “No,” declared US President Joe…

US moves to seize smuggled Iranian oil

The United States has filed a lawsuit to seize a cargo of oil it says came from Iran rather than Iraq. The move indicates resolve on the part of the…

Iran installs more centrifuges

Iran has escalated one of its most critical violations of its 2015 nuclear deal by enriching uranium with an expanded number of advanced centrifuge machines at the underground Natanz facility.…

US: Iran close to nuclear bomb capability

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning that Iran could be very close to having produced the fissile material needed for a nuclear weapon. It could be only…

IDF renews Iranian military option

IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi is warning the United States against rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action deal with Iran. “Returning to the 2015 nuclear agreement, or…