Iran nuclear bomb

Iran made billions of dollars, bypassed sanctions amid US blockade, top official Rezaee claims

"In the past month or two, we sold seventy million barrels of oil," he said. "Now every day we sell oil to American ships on that side, as much as we produce."

An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on May 16. Negotiations between the US and Iran over opening this critical waterway have largely stalled.
US President Donald Trump speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.

Netanyahu to show Trump proof of Iran's Pickaxe Mountain deception at White House meeting - report

A man crosses the street, past a billboard showing Iranian centrifuges and nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, August 29, 2025

Only regime change prevents Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, former Israel Navy commander says

An Iranian nuclear power plant stands March 30, 2005 some 200 miles (322 km) south of Tehran, in Natanz, Iran.

What is Pickaxe Mountain, Iran's nuclear site which might be among Trump's next targets - explainer


Ted Cruz decries possible Iran deal revival: 'Ayatollah wants death to Israel'

“A year ago, [US President] Joe Biden gave Afghanistan to the Taliban,” said Cruz. “Now he intends to give a nuclear arsenal to Iran.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (not pictured), in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022.

Could these Iran nuclear negotiations yield a different result? - analysis

All things considered, it remains unclear why US President Joe Biden thinks this round of talks with Iran will go any differently than the last.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attend a meeting in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022.

Iran, US to resume talks in Vienna tomorrow

The negotiations set to begin on Thursday will be the first talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal since June.

 Delegates from Iran attend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference in New York City, New York, US, August 1, 2022.

Iran nuclear chief: We have technical means to produce atom bomb, no intention to do so

He reiterated comments made by Kamal Kharrazi, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in July.

 Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami looks on during a news conference with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi as they meet in Tehran, Iran, March 5, 2022.

Israel, US to declare ‘strategic partnership’ during Biden visit

The agreement includes a joint stance against Iran’s nuclear program and regional aggression to ensure Iran never attains a nuclear weapon.

Israeli and US flags are rolled up before being set up, as part of preparations for US President Joe Biden's visit later this week, in Jerusalem, July 10, 2022.

Iran building underground nuclear facility near Natanz - NYT

An underground nuclear facility built by Iran would be able to withstand cyberattacks and bunker-penetrating bombs, the report claimed.

A handout satellite image shows a general view of the Natanz nuclear facility after a fire, in Natanz, Iran July 8, 2020

Iran increased efforts to obtain illicit nuclear missile technology - German intel

Tehran sought "products for the development and production of weapons of mass destruction and delivery technologies."

RALLYING AGAINST the Iran nuclear deal on Capitol Hill in Washington, 2015.

IAEA decision shows Iran’s true face, Naftali Bennett says

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett hailed a decision by the IAEA Board of Governors to approve a resolution censuring Iran for nuclear violations on Wednesday night.

 Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett

Iran crossing nuke uranium enrichment threshold 'cannot be avoided' - IAEA

The nuclear agency vote could lead to a UN Security Council vote and snap back global sanctions against Iran, which could impact even Russia and China.

 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi arrives for an IAEA board of governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, June 6, 2022.

Israel working to convince US to push Iran for ‘no-sunset-clause’ nuke deal

The proposed plan is a deal without the 2015 JCPOA’s “sunset clauses,” which gradually lift restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program.

former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani reviews Iran's new nuclear achievements during Iran's National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran, Iran April 10, 2021.