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This website seeks to make available in a single location a broad array of information about Iran's nuclear program, from current news and assessments of this program, to ongoing diplomatic activity aimed at halting its uranium enrichment activity, to commercial satellite imagery and ground photos of nuclear-related sites, and information about Iran's illicit nuclear trade.

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- No Obama Letter to Iran?
  January 20, 2012
  
  On January 18, conservative Iranian lawmaker Ali Motahari announced and Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast confirmed that President Barack Obama had sent a letter to Supreme… Read More ›
- Iran’s Ridiculous Distraction
  November 18, 2011
  
  Iran should answer the IAEA’s concerns instead of trying to prevent the public from receiving in a timely manner widely available information about its nuclear activities
  
  In prepared… Read More ›
- David Albright on ABC’s This Week with Christiane Amanpour
  November 14, 2011
  
  Watch David Albright discuss Iran’s nuclear program and the next steps to resolve the crisis on the Sunday edition of ABC’s This Week with Christiane Amanpour.
  
  View the… Read More ›
- IAEA Release Report on Iran and Alleged Weaponization Efforts
  November 8, 2011
  
  The IAEA has released a highly anticipated safeguards report on Iran. In addition to regular inspections information on Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, the report also contains the exchanges, open issues… Read More ›
- Iran Nuclear Issue – Considerations for a Negotiated Outcome
  November 4, 2011
  
  John Carlson, former Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office, has written a paper highlighting the key considerations for a negotiated outcome regarding the Iranian nuclear issue.
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- Debunking Gregory Jones Again
  October 27, 2011
  
  by David Albright and Christina Walrond
  
  On October 18, Gregory Jones published a response to ISIS’s September 20 critique of his Read More ›
- Performance of the IR-1 Centrifuge at Natanz
  October 18, 2011
  
  Although the average monthly production of 3.5 percent low enriched uranium (LEU) has increased to about 150 kg/month, the number of centrifuges needed to produce this LEU has increased disproportionately… Read More ›
- Iran’s Advanced Centrifuges
  October 17, 2011
  
  Last summer, Iran began installing two cascades of advanced centrifuges at the Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant (PFEP) at Natanz. As of August 28, 2011, according to the International Atomic Energy… Read More ›

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- January 18, 2012
  Reality Check: Shorter and Shorter Timeframe if Iran Decides to Make Nuclear Weapons
  As Iran continues to enrich and increase its stockpile of uranium, the amount of time required to build a nuclear device - if the political decision were to be made - becomes shorter and shorter.
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- December 8, 2011
  No Visible Evidence of Explosion at Esfahan Nuclear Site; Adjacent Facility Razed
  Satellite imagery analysis of the Esfahan nuclear site in Iran following reports of an explosion in the area that might have affected the complex.
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- November 29, 2011
  Vyacheslav Danilenko – Background, Research, and Proliferation Concerns
  A detailed look at the man allegedly behind Iran’s work on the weaponization of nuclear material.
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- November 28, 2011
  Satellite Image Showing Damage from November 12, 2011 Blast at Military Base in Iran
  Satellite imagery of the blast at the Iranian military base.
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- November 14, 2011
  ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report: Part II-- Iran’s Work and Foreign Assistance on a Multipoint Initiation System for a Nuclear Weapon
  A detailed look into the question of Iranian weaponization efforts mentioned by the IAEA safeguards report of November 8, 2011.
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- November 8, 2011
  ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report: Part 1
  IAEA Details Evidence of Nuclear Weaponization Activities in Violation of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty; Enrichment at Natanz Continues to Stagnate; Three Cascades of IR-1 Centrifuges Installed at Fordow, Low Enriched Uranium Cylinder Moved to Fordow
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- November 4, 2011
  Iran Nuclear Issue – Considerations for a Negotiated Outcome
  John Carlson, former Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office, has written a paper highlighting the key considerations for a negotiated outcome regarding the Iranian nuclear issue.
  More ›
- October 18, 2011
  Performance of the IR-1 Centrifuge at Natanz
  During the past year, the performance of the IR-1 centrifuges at the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP) has faltered. Although the average monthly production of 3.5 percent low enriched uranium (LEU) has increased to about 150 kg/month, the number of centrifuges needed to produce this LEU has increased disproportionately compared to the previous year.
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- February 8, 2012
  Strike talk keeps Israel’s Iran options open
  Agence France Presse
  Israel is pursuing a studied ambiguity on whether it will attack Iran, keeping its options open on how to rein in Tehran's alleged nuclear weapons ambitions, Israeli experts say.
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- February 8, 2012
  Ex-Spymaster: Israel’s Survival Not at Risk
  Associated Press
  A former Israeli spymaster who has accused the country's leaders of barreling toward a rash military strike in Iran says Israel's survival is not at risk.
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- February 8, 2012
  Iran says can hit U.S. interests worldwide if attacked
  Vladimir Soldatkin, Reuters
  Iran is capable of carrying out military strikes on U.S. interests all around the world if the Islamic Republic is attacked by the United States, Iran's ambassador to Moscow said on Wednesday.
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- February 7, 2012
  Iran shrugs off latest U.S. sanctions, trade suffers
  Parisa Hafezi, Reuters
  Iran castigated its U.S. adversary on Tuesday over new financial measures to disrupt Iranian commerce, and a default on payment for rice purchases highlighted the encroachment of sanctions on the staples of everyday life.
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- February 7, 2012
  Russia says Iran’s Bushehr nuclear powerplant can resist 9 richter quakes
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  Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant can resist an earthquake measuring 9 on Richter scale, plant's constructor, Rosatom Corporation's programs director Sergei Boyarkin said Monday, IRNA reported.
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- February 7, 2012
  Iranian envoy says India will pay for oil imports partly in rupees, to avoid Western sanctions
  Associated Press
  India will make 45 percent of payments for Iranian crude oil in rupees and invest in Iranian infrastructure, while Iran will use the currency to buy Indian goods, Iran’s ambassador said Tuesday.
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- February 6, 2012
  Obama: US has good fix on Iranian nuclear program
  Agence France Presse
  President Barack Obama said the United States had a good fix on the progress of Iran's nuclear program and had long prepared a military response in the Gulf should it become necessary.
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- February 6, 2012
  Analysis: Iran economy could limp along under sanctions
  Andrew Torchia, Reuters
  Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, push up inflation and further erode its currency, but they may fail to deliver a knock-out blow that forces Tehran to compromise on its nuclear ambitions.
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