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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 467

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A handout picture made available by the Iranian IRGC office on January 11, 2025, shows Hossein Salami, left, head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the Guard's air force, touring an underground missile base in an undisclosed location in Iran. (IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS WEBSITE / AFP)
January 12, 2025, 12:54 pm
Iran expands military drills to two more nuclear sites in country’s west and center
Army and paramilitary Revolutionary Guard exercises, initially focused on Natanz enrichment plant, now held at Fordo and Khondab nuclear facilities, state media reports
By AFP and ToI Staff
In this photo released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran on November 6, 2019, a forklift carries a cylinder containing uranium hexafluoride gas for the purpose of injecting the gas into centrifuges in Iran's Fordow nuclear facility. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)
December 14, 2024, 6:58 pm
Iran’s atomic organization claims it won’t impede IAEA access to nuclear sites
Statement comes after UN nuclear watchdog warned that Islamic Republic has begun accelerating uranium enrichment
By Reuters
Iran's domestically built centrifuges are displayed in an exhibition of the country's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran, February 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
November 19, 2024, 8:22 pm
Iran offers to cap enriched uranium stock if UN watchdog scraps censure
European powers set to admonish regime at IAEA meet for lack of cooperation with inspectors; stockpile of 60% enriched uranium has grown in recent months, despite int’l demands
By Agencies
Iran's domestically built centrifuges are displayed in an exhibition of the country's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran, February 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
October 3, 2024, 9:21 am
Iran’s nuclear facilities: Potential targets long in Israel’s sights
The Jewish state is mulling retaliation for the latest missile barrage by the Islamic Republic, with some speculation it could go after nuclear operations
By Reuters
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency , speaks during the IAEA's general conference in Vienna, on September 16, 2024. (Joe Klamar/AFP)
September 25, 2024, 3:12 am
IAEA chief: Iran showing more ‘willingness to reengage’ on nuclear program
Rafael Grossi says Iranian nuclear development has continued at ‘regular pace without accelerating too much,’ is hoping to visit Tehran in October
By Reuters and Jacob Magid
A lift truck carries a cylinder containing uranium hexafluoride gas for the purpose of injecting the gas into centrifuges in Iran's Fordow nuclear facility, November 6, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)
June 28, 2024, 10:59 pm
Iran installs half of planned new centrifuges at Fordow, IAEA report says
Atomic energy agency says Tehran’s four new cascades have been put in place but haven’t yet started enriching uranium
By Reuters
This December 11, 2020, satellite photo by Maxar Technologies shows construction at Iran's Fordo nuclear facility. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
June 14, 2024, 11:54 am
US says will turn up pressure on Iran if it doesn’t cooperate with UN nuclear watchdog
State Depratment announcement comes after IAEA says Tehran installed extra uranium-enriching centrifuges at Fordo site and has begun setting up others
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on February 6, 2023. (Heinz-Peter Bader/AP)
June 14, 2024, 12:24 am
UN atomic watchdog says Iran expanding enrichment capacity
Announcement that Tehran installing more centrifuges comes one week after IAEA passed resolution calling on Islamic Republic to better cooperate with organization’s inspectors
By AFP
A lift truck carries a cylinder containing uranium hexafluoride gas for the purpose of injecting the gas into centrifuges in Iran's Fordow nuclear facility, November 6, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)
May 31, 2023, 8:37 pm
UN watchdog closes two probes at Iran nuclear sites, one of them prompted by Israel
International Atomic Energy Agency reportedly no longer has questions about 87.3% enriched uranium found at Fordo facility or traces of man-made uranium found at Marivan
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This November 4, 2020, satellite photo by Maxar Technologies shows Iran's Fordow nuclear site. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
May 30, 2023, 3:48 pm
Iranian state media: IAEA closed two lines of inquiry on nuclear program
But the UN atomic energy agency is yet to report on the probes, into highly enriched uranium at Fordo site and man-made uranium at Marivan
By Amir Vahdat and Jon Gambrell
In this photo released by KhabarOnline News Agency on September 18, 2019, Ali Reza Akbari speaks in an interview. (KhabarOnline News Agency via AP, File)
May 1, 2023, 4:51 pm
Report: Israel got intel on Iran’s secret nuclear weapons program from executed spy
NY Times says UK told Israel about nuclear activity at Fordo based on info from Ali Reza Akbari, who was hanged in January; Russia assisted Tehran in identifying source of leak
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley testifies during a House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 23, 2023. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
March 24, 2023, 7:34 pm
US army chief: Iran could produce enough material for nuclear weapon within 2 weeks
Milley says Tehran would still require several more months to assemble weapon for use, states US military has developed ‘multiple options’ for leadership to consider if needed
By ToI Staff
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami (R) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi hold a press conference in Tehran on March 4, 2023. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
March 4, 2023, 12:27 pm
UN nuke watchdog chief in Iran: Any military attack on a nuclear facility is illegal
IAEA head Grossi makes comment initially in reference to Ukraine, but says it applies around the world; hails ‘constructive’ Iran meetings paving way for ‘important agreements’
By ToI Staff and AFP
The Director General of the Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Marino Grossi, Tuesday, February 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
March 2, 2023, 7:56 pm
Head of UN’s nuclear watchdog set to visit Iran for high-level talks
IAEA director Rafael Mariano Grossi traveling to Tehran for first time in a year, amid reports that Iran has accumulated enriched uranium to 84% purity
By AP
Technicians work at the Arak heavy water reactor's secondary circuit, as officials and media visit the site, near Arak, Iran, December 23, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)
March 1, 2023, 2:38 am
US official says Iran could produce nuclear material for a bomb ‘in about 12 days’
Under secretary of defense tells House lawmakers Iranian nuclear program has seen ‘remarkable’ progress, as UN watchdog says it has enriched uranium to near weapons-grade
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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