Non-proliferation experts are emphasizing that the installation by Iran of advanced IR-2m centrifuges in the Natanz enrichment facility would be a “game-changer.” Tehran recently informed the International Atomic Energy Agency in a letter that it intends to take such a step. Whereas the centrifuge units currently installed in Natanz can hold 170 centrifuges each,...

The IAEA has issued a carefully worded statement declining to confirm reports that there was an explosion last week in Iran’s underground nuclear bunker at Fordow, a military installation that Iran has filled with over 2,000 centrifuges as part of its atomic program. Satellite imagery taken after the incident is...

Iran’s recent missile launch, in which the Islamic republic claims to have sent a monkey into space, would also demonstrate that the regime possesses intercontinental ballistic capabilities, according to NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate John Grunsfeld. Reuters conveys the concerns of multiple Iran watchers and analysts to the...

Iran and Argentina will set a joint commission to investigate the 1994 bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and injured more than 100. Israeli officials expressed surprise at the decision inasmuch as Iran has been widely linked to the attack, and in fact Argentinean...

Reports of a mysterious explosion inside Iran’s underground nuclear bunker at Fordow – where the regime has installed more than 2,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium – are increasing in tempo despite Iranian denials. The news comes after several weeks in which American and European officials issued unusually blunt statements condemning Tehran for...

IAEA officials are still attempting to restart negotiations with Iran. Failed talks this month were the latest in a series of unsuccessful negotiation attempts, including diplomatic efforts held in February, June, August, and December of 2012. A senior Iranian lawmaker has suggested Tehran will only cooperate with officials from the UN’s nuclear watchdog if...