Combined with Iran ’s refusal to resolve outstanding safeguards violations and the program’s unresolved nuclear weapons dimensions, the IAEA has a significantly reduced ability to monitor Iran ’s complex and growing nuclear program. The present study’s contribution is thus twofold. Firstly, employing a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) and the Delphi technique, it delves into the intricacies of Iran ’s nuclear policy and identifies thirteen driving factors inhibiting the development of nuclear weapons . 3 days ago · At its core, the Iran nuclear deal was a trade-off: Tehran would dramatically scale back its nuclear program, cap uranium enrichment at 3.67%, reduce its centrifuges, and allow intrusive IAEA inspections —all in exchange for relief from crippling economic sanctions on Iran’s nuclear program. Iran does not yet have a nuclear weapon , but it has a long history of engaging in secret nuclear weapons research in violation of its international commitments. Western analysts say the. 3 days ago · The June 2025 operations against Iran ’s nuclear program, Rising Lion and Midnight Hammer, were widely hailed as an operational victory, but the true measure of strategic success hinges on a murkier question: did the strikes merely delay Iran ’s nuclear program by months or dismantle it for years? Whether the strikes obliterated facilities, rendered the stockpile inaccessible, or left. Iran ’ s low - enriched uranium stockpile is currently adequate for fueling a small arsenal of nuclear weapons after further conversion to weapons-grade. Enrichment up to weapons-grade uranium (~90% enriched) is one key indicator of Iranian weaponization. The IAEA Board of Governors meeting comes ahead of several critical decision points on the Iran nuclear file. First, the IAEA is set to issue a comprehensive report on the agency’s outstanding safeguards concerns in Iran as mandated by a November 2024 IAEA board resolution. In this comprehensive Policy Focus, military analyst Michael Eisenstadt examines Iran’s nuclear choices regarding weapons, force posture, and strategy, and their implications for the region if the Islamic Republic does get the bomb. 6 days ago · How an atomic weapon is built, and what the recent Israeli and U.S. Attacks on Iran may mean for the country’s nuclear ambitions.
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