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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 466

Behrouz Kamalvandi

In this image made from April 17, 2021, video released by the Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting, IRIB, state-run TV, various centrifuge machines line the hall damaged on April 11, 2021, at the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility, some 200 miles (322 km) south of the capital Tehran. (IRIB via AP)
April 17, 2022, 11:26 am
Iran confirms moving centrifuge facility allegedly hit by Israel to underground site
Iranian atomic energy organization says Tehran ‘obliged to intensify security measures’ by shifting some machinery to Natanz, which was also a target of reported Israeli attacks
By AP
A 2010 file photo of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
January 21, 2022, 7:28 pm
Iran holding talks with Russia to expand its sole nuclear power plant
Building second, third units at Bushehr would be in accordance with Islamic Republic’s plans to produce at least 10,000 megawatts of electricity using nuclear energy, Tehran says
By AFP
Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, is interviewed from his hospital bed on April 12, 2021, after being injured the day before in a reported fall at the Natanz nuclear facility. (Screen capture: Twitter)
April 12, 2021, 7:35 pm
Iran says Natanz was hit by ‘small explosion,’ claims damage quickly repairable
Blast occurred in the nuclear enrichment facility’s electricity distribution center, according to Iranian atomic agency spokesman, who vows ‘revenge on the Zionist regime’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
In this June 6, 2018, frame grab from Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting, IRIB, state-run TV, three versions of domestically built centrifuges are shown in a live TV program from Natanz, an Iranian uranium enrichment plant, in Iran. (IRIB via AP)
April 12, 2021, 3:18 am
Natanz incident said to cause huge damage, set back Iran’s program by 9 months
Israeli and US intelligence officials reportedly confirm Mossad involvement in apparent cyberattack on uranium enrichment facility, which Tehran calls an act of ‘nuclear terrorism’
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, speaks with media while visiting the Natanz enrichment facility, in central Iran, November 4, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)
April 11, 2021, 8:34 pm
Intel officials say Mossad behind Natanz power cut; Iran calls it ‘terrorism’
Alleged Israeli cyberattack said to strike serious blow to Iranian atomic program; security cabinet to meet next week to discuss recent exchanges with Tehran
By Judah Ari Gross
This satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows Iran's Natanz nuclear facility on April 7, 2021 (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)
April 11, 2021, 4:34 pm
Iranian official: Problem at nuke site ‘strongly suspected to be sabotage’
Israeli outlets say blackout at Iran’s Natanz plant a likely Israeli cyberattack; Western intelligence sources estimate it shut down entire sections of the facility
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A view of the heavy-water production plant in the central Iranian town of Arak, August 26, 2006. (AP/ ISNA, Arash Khamoushi)
March 19, 2021, 1:24 pm
Iran to conduct initial testing of redesigned Arak nuclear reactor
Iranian nuclear agency says ‘cold test’ will be held to check fluid and support systems startup ahead of plant’s full commissioning later in the year
By ToI Staff
In this picture released by the Iranian Defense Ministry and taken on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, people pray over the flag draped coffin of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, an Iranian scientist linked to the country's military nuclear program,(Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)
November 29, 2020, 4:53 pm
Top Iran adviser vows ‘calculated and decisive’ response to nuke chief’s killing
Separately, Tehran’s Atomic Energy Organization spokesman says response to attack must be twofold: increasing uranium production and targeting those responsible
By ToI Staff
A building damaged by a fire, at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, in a photo released on July 2, 2020. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)
September 6, 2020, 5:29 pm
Iran claims it’s identified saboteurs behind blast at nuclear site
Atomic organization spokesperson says security services now have full knowledge of what happened at Natanz facility in July
By ToI Staff
This photo released July 2, 2020, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, shows a building after it was damaged by a fire, at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)
August 23, 2020, 9:01 pm
Iran’s nuclear agency says blast at Natanz facility was result of sabotage
Spokesperson tells state TV that security officials will ‘reveal in due time’ the cause of the explosion at the nuclear site
By ToI Staff
In this February 3, 2007, file photo, an Iranian technician works at the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan 255 miles (410 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
July 8, 2019, 2:12 pm
Iran breaks deal’s 3.67% enrichment cap, warns it could go to 20% or higher
‘This morning Iran passed the 4.5% level in uranium enrichment’: Tehran confirms surpassing limit set by nuclear agreement, gives Europe 60 days to salvage 2015 pact
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A tower of Iran's Uranium Conversion Facility is seen just outside the city of Isfahan, south of the capital Tehran, August 8, 2005. (Mehdi Ghasemi, ISNA/AP)
May 15, 2019, 9:55 am
Iran drops commitment to cap uranium enrichment, as nuclear deal unravels
Official from country’s atomic agency says move part of 60-day ultimatum set by President Rouhani for negotiating new terms
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Behrouz Kamalvandi answers the press in the capital Tehran on July 17, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE)
May 14, 2019, 9:32 am
Iran says it has begun ‘measures’ to modify commitments to nuclear deal
Spokesman for country’s atomic agency claims actions ordered by President Rouhani in response to US sanctions do not violate 2015 agreement
By Stuart Winer and Agencies
Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Behrouz Kamalvandi answers the press in the capital Tehran on July 17, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE)
May 9, 2019, 1:56 pm
Iran’s atomic agency says it wants to put nuclear deal ‘back on track’
Spokesperson says Tehran is eager to see landmark 2015 pact strengthened, as Europe says it won’t cave to regime’s ‘ultimatums’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with lawmakers in Tehran, Iran, on June 20, 2018 (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
July 21, 2018, 3:55 pm
Khamenei: Tehran shouldn’t count on Europe to save nuclear deal
Iranian leader says talks with EU should continue but is not optimistic about their success, claims negotiations with US shown to be ‘useless’ and ‘a blatant mistake’
By ToI Staff
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