Protests spread in Iran, following Iraq and Lebanon
Anti-regime protests saw the internet shut down in Iran Saturday night.
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IDF attacks IRGC Quds targets in southern Damascus
A spokesperson for the IDF says that IAF fighter jets performed targeted airstrikes on dozens of military targets belonging to the Iranian Quds Force (IRGC) and the Syrian army on Tuesday night in Syria. The targets included air-to-ground missiles, headquarters, IDF warehouses, and military bases.
Iran Blocks Internet for 3rd Day as Death Toll From Protests Rises to Eight
Authorities in Iran have blocked internet service for a third day as part of a crackdown on nationwide anti-government protests in which at least eight people have been killed since the unrest began Friday.
IAEA: Iran’s Heavy Water Stock Exceeds Authorized Limit
The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said Monday that Iran’s stock of heavy water for reactors has surpassed the limit set under its agreement with world powers.
US cancels Iran nuclear cooperation waiver after Fordo restart
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that he is canceling one of four sanctions waivers that had allowed foreign companies to work with Iran’s civilian nuclear program without US penalties. Pompeo also warned Iran’s leadership not to crack down on protests that recent fuel price increases have sparked.
U.S. condemns lethal force in Iran, Khamenei blames ‘sabotage’ for unrest
Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday backed the gasoline price rises that have caused nationwide protests, which he blamed on the Islamic Republic’s opponents and foreign foes.
Islamic Jihad used new rocket with huge 300kg warhead during fighting
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired a new kind of rocket at Israel with a massive 300 kilogram (660 lb) warhead that left a huge crater where it exploded in southern Israel, Channel 12 reported Friday.
Ex-IAEA Official: Iran’s Apparent Explanation for Uranium at Tehran Site is Dubious
A former IAEA official says diplomats working with the U.N. nuclear agency do not believe Iran’s apparent explanation for the presence of manmade uranium particles at a site in southern Tehran.
Iran begins to clear path to nuclear weapon
Iran has taken unprecedented steps toward acquiring a nuclear weapon in the last few weeks.
Iran enriching uranium at ‘not declared’ site, UN nuclear watchdog says
Uranium of a man-made origin has been discovered in Iran at a site that has ‘not been declared’ to inspectors, the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog disclosed for the first time in a report Monday.
IAEA: Uranium traces found at undeclared Iranian site
The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said it has detected uranium particles at an undeclared site in Iran in its latest report on the country’s nuclear program issued on Monday.
Israel kills powerful Islamic Jihad commander Abu al-Ata in targeted Gaza strike
The Israel Defense Forces killed a senior commander of the Islamic Jihad terror group responsible for the firing dozens of rockets out of the Gaza Strip, authorities said early Tuesday, in an attack that could send the sides sliding back toward war.
Iran enriching 12 times as much uranium now Fordo restarted, nuclear head says
The head of Iran’s nuclear program told The Associated Press on Monday that the country is now producing more low-enriched uranium daily, after restarting an underground facility.
Iran downgrades new oil find to just 2.2 billion accessible barrels
Iran’s oil minister said Monday that an oil field whose discovery President Hassan Rouhani announced over the weekend adds only 22.2 billion barrels to the country’s estimated crude reserves.
IAEA accuses Iran of evading attempts to probe uranium production
The top inspector for the UN’s nuclear agency has reportedly accused Iran of evading attempts to gather information on Tehran’s uranium production at a warehouse that was flagged by Israel and where particles were found earlier this year.
Netanyahu: Europe ‘must stop stalling,’ confront Iran over its nuclear program
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu charged Thursday that Iran ‘continues to lie’ about its nuclear program and called on Europe to ‘stop stalling’ and confront the Islamic Republic, as the UN atomic agency reportedly discussed a site in Tehran alleged by Israel to be a secret atomic warehouse.
Mike Pompeo: Iran positioning itself for rapid nuclear break-out
Iran has positioned itself to rapidly break out into a nuclear power by resuming uranium enrichment at Fordow, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday.
As Iran expands enrichment, Netanyahu vows it will never have nukes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday to ‘never let Iran develop nuclear weapons’ after Tehran announced it was expanding its uranium enrichment efforts in a further breach of the 2015 nuclear deal.
Iran starts injecting uranium gas into Fordo centrifuges, breaking nuke deal
Iran began inserting uranium gas into centrifuges at the Fordo nuclear facility, state television announced Wednesday, marking its latest step away from the nuclear deal.
Iran’s Rouhani says Fordow enrichment site will soon be fully operational
Iran’s underground uranium enrichment Fordow facility ‘will soon be back to full operation’, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tweeted, a few hours after Tehran announced that uranium gas had been injected into centrifuges at the site on Wednesday.