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Iran's nuclear program

A lift truck carries a cylinder containing uranium hexafluoride gas for the purpose of injecting the gas into centrifuges in Iran's Fordo nuclear facility, November 6, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)
UN watchdog closes two probes at Iran nuclear sites, one of them prompted by Israel
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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
In this handout photo, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a security cabinet meeting at military headquarters in Tel Aviv on May 9, 2023. (Avi Ohayan/GPO)
June 2, 2023, 9:44 am
Security cabinet set to meet to discuss threat of multi-front clash with Iran
Netanyahu and Gallant will also hold security assessment Sunday, as Jerusalem sharpens threats against Islamic Republic’s nuclear program
By ToI Staff
International Atomic Energy Organization, IAEA, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, center, and head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami arrive for a joint press conference in Tehran, Saturday, March 4, 2023. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
June 1, 2023, 9:14 pm
After IAEA closes uranium probes, Israel says it bowed to Iranian pressure
Foreign Ministry claims credibility of IAEA ‘severely damaged’ by ‘impossible’ explanation for trace uranium at suspect site; PM warns Israel will do what it must to stop bomb
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A lift truck carries a cylinder containing uranium hexafluoride gas for the purpose of injecting the gas into centrifuges in Iran's Fordo 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
File: Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi (R) meets with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in Muscat, on April, 25, 2023. (AFP)
May 31, 2023, 8:14 am
US reportedly looking to Oman to broker new Iran nuclear talks
Washington said to rebuff Israeli officials’ concern it is seeking a ‘time-out’ with Tehran that could keep some enrichment activity intact
By ToI Staff
This November 4, 2020, satellite photo by Maxar Technologies shows Iran's Fordo 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
IDF Artillery Corps and an Iron Dome air defense system are seen near the border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, April 6, 2023. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
May 29, 2023, 9:40 pm
IDF launches major drill focused on preparing for all out multi-front war
During two-week-long ‘Firm Hand’ exercise, Air Force will conduct simulated ‘strategic’ strikes deep in enemy territory
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: An Iranian police officer walks at Shahid Beheshti Port in the southeastern Iranian coastal city of Chabahar, February 25, 2019. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
May 29, 2023, 4:59 pm
Iran claims to nab 14 members of ‘terrorist team’ linked to Israel
Judicial official says squad planned to carry out assassinations of ‘various individuals,’ without providing details
By ToI Staff
Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen speaks at a conference of the Makor Rishon newspaper at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, February 21, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90/ File)
May 28, 2023, 9:05 pm
Deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia is ‘absolutely possible,’ says ex-Mossad chief
Yossi Cohen, citing ‘personal knowledge’ of potential dealings, strikes optimistic note, as senior Netanyahu aides said to be headed for Washington
By Lazar Berman
Protesters against the government's planned judicial overhaul, outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in Jerusalem, on May 25, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 25, 2023, 10:55 am
Several hundred rally outside Netanyahu’s home, claiming he’s ruining US relations
Rally laments that the premier is being shunned by Washington due to the judicial overhaul and other policies, while Iran is rushing toward atomic bomb; 2 arrested
By ToI Staff
From left to right: Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Council chairman Tzachi Hanegbi at the State Department in Washington on March 7, 2023. (Antony Blinken/Twitter)
May 24, 2023, 9:46 pm
Top Netanyahu aides to visit US for talks on Iran, Saudi Arabia — report
Dermer and Hanegbi said set to meet with top Biden officials in Washington amid concerns over Tehran’s new underground nuclear site, hopes for direct Hajj flights
By ToI Staff
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows construction on a new underground facility at Iran's Natanz nuclear site, on April 14, 2023. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
May 24, 2023, 4:01 pm
Iran says it will work with inspectors after new tunnels near nuke site uncovered
Head of Tehran’s nuclear agency says it will adhere to IAEA standards, claims international interest in subterranean facility at Natanz a result of Israel feeling pressured
By Jon Gambrell
IDF chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi speaks at a conference hosted by the Institute for Policy and Strategy of Reichman University in Herzliya on May 23, 2023 (Gilad Kavalerchik)
May 23, 2023, 4:44 pm
IDF chief on Iran nuke program: ‘Negative developments’ could prompt Israeli response
Halevi says Israel’s capabilities against Iran are ‘good’ but need to be enhanced; national security adviser insists even bunker-buster-bomb-proof nuclear site can ‘be reached’
By Emanuel Fabian and Lazar Berman
In this photo released by the US Air Force on May 2, 2023, airmen look at a GBU-57, or the Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, at Whiteman Air Base in Missouri (US Air Force via AP)
May 22, 2023, 2:39 pm
Amid Iran tensions, US releases photos of bomb able to destroy underground facilities
Bunker-busting ordnance is kept at base that is home to B-2 stealth bombers, the only aircraft that can deploy it; but depth of Natanz tunnels likely presents a serious challenge
By Jon Gambrell
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows construction on a new underground facility at Iran's Natanz nuclear site, on April 14, 2023. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
May 22, 2023, 2:37 pm
Iran’s latest subterranean nuclear site likely impenetrable to US bunker busters
Analysts say continued tunneling near Natanz facility, revealed by recent satellite images, complicates calculations for US and Israel as nuclear deal remains stalled
By Jon Gambrell
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits down with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and other Israeli and American officials at Ben Gurion Airport on March 9, 2023. (Courtesy)
May 17, 2023, 11:03 pm
US said to propose ‘joint military planning’ with Israel on Iran, but Jerusalem wary
Axios report says Washington officials approached Jerusalem with ‘unprecedented’ offer, but Israeli officials concerned of possible attempt to tie their hands
By ToI Staff
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