State Department Slams Iran for Blocking Nuclear Inspector From Accessing Contested Sites

Says Iran committed 'outrageous and unwarranted act of intimidation'

International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors and Iranian technicians at a nuclear power plant of Natanz

Adam Kredo
November 8, 2019 5:30 PM

U.S. State Department officials described Iran's blocking of a international nuclear inspector from accessing key nuclear sites last week as an "outrageous and unwarranted act of intimidation," a move that is raising concerns Iran is hiding undeclared nuclear materials.

Intel: Iran Sought Nuclear Weapons Tech as Recently as 2018

Tehran warns U.S. of 'crushing' military response

Adam Kredo
September 19, 2019 3:15 PM

Iran sought to obtain illicit nuclear weapons technology as recently as 2018, according to new disclosures by German intelligence that reveal how Tehran tapped black weapons markets without the knowledge of international nuclear inspectors tasked with performing oversight on the Islamic Republic's weapons sites as part of the landmark nuclear agreement.

Israel Reveals Another Secret Iranian Nuclear Weapons Site

Satellite photos show Tehran attempting to cover nuclear work

Adam Kredo
September 9, 2019 1:30 PM

Israeli leaders on Monday disclosed the existence of yet another secret Iranian nuclear weapons site that Tehran has attempted to hide from the international community, a disclosure likely to amplify calls from the international community for Iran to come clean about its ongoing weapons work.

The Iran Nuclear Deal Is Working as Written—Just a Decade Faster

Better to deal with the resultant crisis now than later

Aaron Kliegman
September 6, 2019 1:30 PM

Iran is doing now in violation of the deal what it will soon be able to do with the international community’s blessing.

Trump Admin Sanctions Iranian Space Program for Covering Nuclear Weapons Work

Iran's space program has long been front for ballistic, nuclear weapons work

Adam Kredo
September 3, 2019 3:40 PM

The Trump administration, in a global first, issued sanctions on Iran's space program, which has long operated as a front for Tehran's advanced work on nuclear capable ballistic missile technology.

Report: Iran Has Stopped Cooperating with Nuclear Weapons Inspections

IAEA failing to receive mandated inside look at Iranian nuclear sites, report claims

Adam Kredo
August 30, 2019 5:05 PM

An upcoming report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog organization, known as the International Atomic Energy Agency, includes new language suggesting the Islamic Republic has not been cooperating with international nuclear inspectors who are mandated to provide oversight on the Islamic Republic’s weapons program, according to multiple sources familiar with the contents of the report.

Stratcom to Name New Command Center for Gen. LeMay

Advanced command and control facility is newest 'weapon' in U.S. nuclear arsenal

Bill Gertz
August 16, 2019 5:00 AM

The U.S. Strategic Command, in charge of waging nuclear war, has a new command and control facility in Omaha that will keep the name of a famous warfighting Air Force general.

After Taking Anti-Nuke Stance, Warren Goes Silent on Hiroshima Day

Warren taking heat from both sides over 'no first strike' pledge during debate

Brent Scher
August 7, 2019 9:30 AM

The 74th anniversary of the United States' nuclear attack on Japan came and went without comment from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), who last week said during the Democratic primary debate that America must give up its ability to strike first with a nuclear weapon to "make the world safer."

Continetti: ‘Nuclear Politics Is Back’

'We kind of thought it went away with the end of the Cold War'

Washington Free Beacon Staff
August 2, 2019 8:50 PM

Washington Free Beacon editor Matthew Continetti said Friday that when it comes to United States foreign policy relations with Russia and China, "Nuclear politics is back."

China-Russia Joint Statement Reveals Disinformation on Strategic Arms

Beijing, Moscow falsely blame US for worsening global geopolitical environment

Bill Gertz
July 23, 2019 5:00 AM

A joint statement issued last month by the leaders of China and Russia reveals growing strategic cooperation between the two nations and their disinformation themes targeting the United States.