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An Israeli airstrike on Iran on Friday damaged an air defense system, according to Western and Iranian officials, in an attack calculated to deliver a message that Israel could bypass Iran’s defensive systems undetected and paralyze them. The strike damaged a defensive battery near Natanz, a city in central Iran that is critical to the country’s nuclear weapons program, according to two Western officials and two Iranian officials. The attack — and the revelation on Saturday of its target — was in retaliation for Iran’s strike in Israel last week after Israel bombed its embassy compound in Damascus. But it used a fraction of the firepower Tehran deployed in launching hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel. But the relatively limited scope of Israel’s strike and the muted response from Iranian officials seem to have eased tensions.
Organizations: Israel Locations: Iran, Israel, Damascus, Tehran, Syria
For more than a decade, Israel has rehearsed, time and again, bombing and missile campaigns that would take out Iran’s nuclear production capability, much of it based around the city of Isfahan and the Natanz nuclear enrichment complex 75 miles to the north. That is not what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet chose to do in the predawn hours of Friday, and in interviews, analysts and nuclear experts said the decision was telling. Israel said almost nothing about the limited strike, which appeared to do little damage in Iran. U.S. officials noted that the Iranian decision to downplay the explosions in Isfahan — and the suggestions by Iranian officials that Israel may not have been responsible — was a clear effort by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps to avoid another round of escalation. Inside the White House, officials asked the Pentagon, State Department and intelligence agencies to stay quiet about the operation, hoping to ease Iran’s efforts to calm the tensions in the region.
Persons: Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Organizations: Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Pentagon, State Department Locations: Isfahan, Iran, U.S, Isfahan —, Israel
Israel carried out a limited military strike on Iranian soil on Friday morning. Analysts said the strike was likely a demonstration of Israel's capacity to reach Iranian nuclear sites. Two unnamed Israeli defense officials also told The New York Times that the Israeli military had mounted the attack. Related storyReports said that explosions were heard close to an Iranian military base near Isfahan, with Iranian state media outlet IRNA reporting that air defense systems had been activated. IAEA can confirm that there is no damage to #Iran’s nuclear sites.
Persons: Israel, , IRNA, @rafaelmgrossi, Jonathan Conricus, they've, Richard Goldberg, Ahmad Haqtalab Organizations: Service, Washington Post, Post, New York Times, Nuclear Threat Initiative, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Israel Defense Forces, White House National Security Council, Iranian Revolutionary Guards Locations: Iran, Israel, Damascus, Iranian, Isfahan, Ifsahan, Jerusalem
They (European states) trampled upon their commitments,” Raisi told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this week. Nuclear power, which Iran says is the purpose of its nuclear program, requires uranium to be enriched to 3% to 5%. There is also concern that if Iran’s nuclear program is not kept in check, it could lead to further nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. The agreement capped Iranian uranium enrichment at 3.67% in exchange for sanctions relief. “Now, you see that the Iranians and the Americans have reached an understanding that has toned down Iran’s nuclear program, in which Europe played no role,” Vaez said.
Persons: Ebrahim Raisi, ” Raisi, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Donald Trump, Ali Vaez, ” Vaez, Iran hasn’t, , Organizations: CNN, , UN, Assembly, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Reuters, Saudi Arabia’s Crown, European Union, US, Group, Tehran, , Iran’s, Agency, Crisis Locations: New York, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran, Natanz, Tehran, Israel, East, United States, Washington, , , Islamic Republic, ” Tehran, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Europe, Qatar
Near Weapons-Grade Enriched Uranium Detected in Iran
  + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Laurence Norman | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has in the past shown the atomic enrichment facilities at its Natanz nuclear research center . United Nations atomic agency inspectors have detected uranium that has been enriched to near weapons-grade in Iran in recent weeks, three senior diplomats said Sunday, a finding that will deepen concerns about Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Iran has been producing highly enriched, weapons-grade material of 60% purity since early 2021, but the material found was of 84% purity, according to the diplomats. Weapons-grade enriched uranium is generally considered to be from around 90%-enriched uranium.
Iran blames Israel for Isfahan drone attack, vows revenge -ISNA
  + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/2] Eyewitness footage shows what is said to be the moment of an explosion at a military industry factory in Isfahan, Iran, January 29, 2023, in this still image obtained from a video. "This action undertaken by the Zionist regime (Israel) goes against international law." Iran has accused Israel in the past of planning attacks using agents inside Iranian territory. Several nuclear sites are located in Isfahan province, including Natanz, the centrepiece of Iran’s uranium enrichment programme, which Iran accuses Israel of sabotaging in 2021. There have been a number of explosions and fires around Iranian military, nuclear and industrial sites in recent years.
Iran reported a drone attack on a defense facility in the city of Isfaham on Saturday night. The Defense Ministry said it shot down two drones and a third struck the building and caused "minor damage." A Defense Ministry statement said that three drones were launched at the factory. A mobile phone video was aired by state TV, appearing to show the moment the drone struck the building and caused an explosion in the central Iranian city. Reports of the drone strike came as a large fire broke out at an oil refinery near the city of Tabriz on Saturday.
Iran should relinquish its nuclear program, which violates international agreements, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said Wednesday from the World Economic Forum in Davos. "I believe that Iran has an obligation to give up its nuclear program. Photo: Planet Labs Inc. | APUnder the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal — which involved the U.S. and other powers and lifted economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program — Iran's uranium enrichment was limited to 3.67%, enough for a civilian nuclear energy program. Tehran maintains that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes and that having one is its sovereign right. Ukraine has blamed Iran for providing Russia with drones, which have been used to attack Kyiv.
Iran has started expanding uranium enrichment to 60 percent purity at an underground site in Fordow days after foreign governments accused Tehran of failing to cooperate with a U.N. investigation into its past nuclear work. Iran last year already embarked on enrichment up to 60 percent elsewhere at an above ground site in Natanz. The 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, was designed to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. It imposed limits on Iran’s nuclear program in return for an easing of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran. As Iran defied the provisions of the 2015 nuclear deal, it faced renewed international criticism over its response to a wave of anti-regime protests that erupted in September.
Iran has been expanding its nuclear program since 2019, a year after the U.S. exited a deal in which Tehran had agreed to curb its nuclear activities. Iranian officials said Tuesday that the country has started producing near-weapons-grade enriched uranium at a second nuclear facility in response to Tehran being formally rebuked last week for failing to cooperate with the United Nations’ atomic-energy agency. Iran has already produced enough 60%-enriched uranium at its main Natanz nuclear facility to provide fuel for at least one nuclear weapon. Tuesday’s claim, reported by Iranian state media, means Iran will now also produce highly enriched uranium at its heavily fortified, underground Fordow nuclear site.
DUBAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Iran has begun enriching uranium to 60% purity at its underground Fordow nuclear site, the government's nuclear chief said on Tuesday, a move that may irk Western powers pushing Tehran to roll back its nuclear work by reviving a 2015 pact. "We had said that Iran will seriously react to any resolution and political pressure ... that is why Iran has started enriching uranium to 60% purity from Monday at the Fordow site," said Mohammad Eslami, according to Iranian media. The semi-official ISNA news agency reported Iran had informed the agency in a letter about the decision to use "IR-6 advanced centrifuges to produce 60% enriched uranium" at Fordow, a site buried inside a mountain. In June, Reuters reported that Tehran was enhancing its uranium enrichment further by preparing to use IR-6 centrifuges, which can easily switch between enrichment levels, at the Fordow site. "Iran has also started the process of injecting gas into two cascades of IR-2m and IR-4 advanced centrifuges at the Natanz site," state TV reported.
DUBAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Iran has started enriching uranium to 60% purity at its underground Fordow nuclear site, according to state media on Tuesday, which described the action as a response to the U.N. nuclear watchdog's demand for more cooperation from Tehran. "In a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran has informed the agency that it has started enriching uranium to 60% purity at Fordow site," the semi-official ISNA news agency reported, adding that it was a "strong response" to the agency's latest resolution. Iran's SNN network said Tehran will also be building a new set of centrifuges at its Natanz and Fordow nuclear sites. In June, Reuters reported that Tehran was escalating its uranium enrichment further by preparing to use advanced IR-6 centrifuges at the Fordow site, which can easily switch between enrichment levels. The IAEA resolution is the second this year targeting Iran over the investigation, which has become an obstacle to talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal because Iran has demanded the probe be ended.
[1/2] The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. The IAEA has said it will not yield to political pressure and its job is to account for all nuclear material. The E3 and the United States will hold talks in Paris on Monday to discuss Iran ahead of the board meeting, two diplomats said. Iran has recently installed hundreds more advanced centrifuges, machines that enrich uranium, at its underground plants at Natanz and Fordow. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons, saying its nuclear technology is solely for civil purposes.
VIENNA, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Iran is a problem that is ever more "relevant", the U.N. nuclear watchdog's chief, Rafael Grossi, said on Friday, in an apparent reference to the growing number of advanced centrifuges the Islamic Republic is using to enrich uranium. Asked in an on-stage discussion in Washington how he sees the world today, Grossi started with Iran rather than Ukraine and said it "continues to be a problem". "I see every day through my inspectors how this problem is getting more and more relevant, and I'm choosing a word which is neutral. It's an even more relevant problem every day," Grossi told the Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference, without elaborating. He added later that he would not cave to political pressure over his investigation of the uranium traces and his efforts to obtain explanations from Iran on how they came to be there.
These machines are far more efficient than the first-generation IR-1, the only centrifuge that the deal lets Iran use to grow its stock of enriched uranium. Iran has been adding them particularly at two underground sites at Natanz and Fordow that may be designed to withstand potential aerial bombardment. Those seven cascades, one of IR-4 centrifuges and six of IR-2m machines, were fully installed but not yet enriching, Monday's report said. In 2018, then-President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Iran deal and re-imposed sanctions against Iran that the deal had lifted. If the deal is revived Iran will have to put its advanced centrifuges into storage, diplomats say.
Un petrolier iranian a fost ţinta unui atac în largul Siriei, care a făcut trei morţi şi a lovit unul din rezervoarele sale, primul de acest fel de la începutul războiului în ţară, potrivit unei organizaţii neguvernamentale siriene. Observatorul Sirian pentru Drepturile Omului (OSDO), cu sediul la Londra şi care dispune de o vastă reţea de surse în Siria, nu a fost în măsură să precizeze imediat originea atacului care nu a fost revendicat, notează AFP, citată de Agerpres. "În momentul atacului, petrolierul iranian care venea din Iran era staţionat nu departe de portul (sirian) Banias", a declarat pentru AFP directorul OSDH, Rami Abdel Rahmane. La Damasc, Ministerul Petrolului, citat de agenţia oficială de presă Sana, a afirmat că "un incendiu a izbucnit într-unul dintre rezervoarele" unui petrolier neidentificat "după ce a fost probabil ţinta unui atac cu drone", în largul portului Banias (vest). Învecinat cu Siria, Israelul a efectuat din 2011 sute de lovituri, inclusiv folosind drone, împotriva poziţiilor puterii siriene şi aliaţilor săi, a trupelor iraniene şi luptătorilor Hezbollahului libanez, un alt duşman declarat al statului evreu.
Persons: Abdel Rahmane, Israelul, Assad, Israelului Organizations: Agerpres, Israelul, Petrolului, Armata Locations: Siriei, Londra, Siria, Iran, staţionat, israelian, Iranului, Republica Islamică Iran, Damasc, Banias, libanez
Sursa foto: Getty ImagesIsrael: O rachetă antiaeriană lansată din Siria a căzut în apropierea reactorului nuclear de la Dimona // VIDEOO rachetă antiaeriană lansată din Siria a căzut în apropierea reactorului nuclear de la Dimona. Un reprezentant al armatei a spus ulterior că o rachetă lansată din Siria a explodat în apropierea reactorului, dar acesta nu a fost lovit. Totuși, Armata Israeliană a lansat la rândul ei tiruri de rachete asupra unor poziții din Siria, precizând ulterior că a atacat lansatoarele din țara vecină. Acțiunile au loc pe fondul atacului (cibernetic) prin care Israel a scos temporar din funcțiune centrifugele de îmbogățire superioară a uraniului de la Natanz, în Iran, un act recunoscut oficial de Israel și pe care Iranul l-a numit “terorism nuclear”. În tot acest timp, SUA și partenerii săi occidentali încearcă să refacă înțelegerea nucleară cu Iranul, un acord dezavuar permanent de către Israel și denunțat de fostul președinte al SUA, Donald Trump.
Persons: Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Dimona, Armata, Armata Israeliană, Agenția Locations: Siria, Dimona, Israelului, Siriei, Israel, Iran, SUA, israelian, Iranului
Serviciile secrete israeliene acuză Iranul de crearea unor conturi false de femei pe platforma Instagram cu scopul de a ademeni și răpi cetățenii israelieni, după ce Teheranul a ameninţat cu o ripostă la un presupus atac împotriva centrului nuclear din Natanz, atac pe care îl atribuie Israelului, relatează AFP, citat de Agerpres. Totodată, serviciile israeliene afirmă că acest mod de operare este bine cunoscut şi asemănător cu cel utilizat deja de Iran împotriva oponenţilor regimului în Europa. Acuzațiile Israelului vin la scurt timp după ce autoritățile iraniene au acuzat statul israelian, inamicul declarat al Teheranului, de sabotarea centrului nuclear Natanz, promiţând "răzbunare". Iranul a anunţat duminică că uzina nucleară din Natanz (centrul ţării), a suferit un "accident" pe care l-a calificat drept act de "terorism", ce a dus la o "întrerupere a curentului electric", fără să producă victime sau "poluare". Uzina vizată, din cadrul complexului din Natanz, este aceeaşi cu cea unde Teheranul a pus în funcţiune sau a început să testeze sâmbătă noile cascade de centrifuge.
Persons: Shin Beth, Mossad Organizations: Israelului, Agerpres, iranieni, New, New York Times, Israelul Locations: străinătate, Shin, Turcia, Europa, Africa, Iran, Iranului, israelian, ţară, New York, Natanz
Explozia nu a fost suficient de puternică pentru a strica totul, plafonul fals al uneia dintre sălile de comandă a căzut", a spus el. Behrouz Kamalvandi a făcut aceste declaraţii de pe patul unui spital, unde susţine că a fost internat după o cădere de câţiva metri care s-a produs duminică, în timpul unei vizite de evaluare a situaţiei de la complexul nuclear de la Natanz. "Accidentula avut loc la centrul de distribuţie a electricităţii. A avut loc o mică explozie", a declarat Kamalvandi într-o înregistrare video publicată de agenţia iraniană Tasnim. Din fericire, nimeni nu a fost rănit şi situaţia este de aşa natură că, după părerea mea, ei pot repara rapid sectoarele avariate", a adăugat oficialul iranian.
Persons: Behrouz Kamalvandi
Şeful Organizaţiei pentru Energie Atomică din Iran, Ali-Akbar Salehi, a descris duminică drept "terorism nuclear" un incident electric înregistrat în timpul dimineţii la instalaţia de îmbogăţire a uraniului din Natanz, transmit AFP, Reuters şi EFE, potrivit Agerpres. Într-un comunicat difuzat de televiziunea de stat, Salehi a îndemnat comunitatea internaţională şi Agenţia Internaţională pentru Energie Atomică (AIEA) să "acţioneze împotriva acestui terorism nuclear" şi a avertizat că ţara sa "îşi rezervă dreptul de a lua măsuri împotriva autorilor săi". Comunicatul de presă nu acuză niciun grup sau stat pentru acest atac şi nu oferă nicio indicaţie a stării instalaţiilor în cauză. Duminică mai devreme, purtătorul de cuvânt al OIEA, Behrouz Kamalvandi, a anunţat că în cursul dimineţii s-a produs o "pană de curent" de origine suspectă la uzina de îmbogăţire a uraniului din Natanz, unul dintre principalele centre ale programului nuclear al Iranului, unde cu o zi înainte au fost lansate noi cascade de centrifuge interzise de acordul nuclear iranian din 2015. În Natanz, o instalaţie de aproximativ 100.000 de metri pătraţi construită la opt metri sub pământ, a avut loc o explozie pe 2 iulie 2020, într-o sală de asamblare a centrifugelor avansate, catalogată la momentul respectiv drept "sabotaj".
Persons: Şeful, Ali, Akbar, Salehi Organizations: Reuters Locations: Iran, Iranului, Natanz
Sursa foto: baltics.newsIarnul denunță un act de terorism nuclear: Mosad ar fi atacat instalaţia nucleară iraniană din NatanzUn atac cibernetic al serviciului de informaţii israelian Mosad ar fi provocat întreruperea cu energie electrică care a avut loc duminică la instalaţia nucleară iraniană din Natanz, potrivit presei israeliene - transmite EFE. Aceste informaţii coincid cu o modificare a descrierii episodului de către Organizaţia pentru Energie Atomică din Iran, care l-a prezentat mai întâi ca "un incident" care nu a provocat pagube şi ulterior l-a denunţat drept "terorism nuclear". Dacă aceste informaţii sunt confirmate, acesta ar fi al doilea astfel de atac în mai puţin de un anasupra Natanz, după un act de sabotaj în iulie 2020 pentru care mai multe surse au acuzat Israelul, scrie Agerpres. "Lupta împotriva Iranului şi a sateliţilor săi, precum şi împotriva armelor iraniene, nu este o sarcină uşoară", a declarat duminică premierul israelian în funcţie, Benjamin Netanyahu, fără a menţiona presupusul atac cibernetic. Acest subiect a fost abordat duminică de ministrul israelian al apărării, Beny Gantz, care a cerut "evitarea unei escaladări nucleare în regiune", după o întâlnire cu secretarul apărării american, Lloyd Austin, care se află în vizită oficială în Israel şi are programată o întâlnire cu Netanyahu luni.
Persons: Mosad, Benjamin Netanyahu, Beny Gantz, Lloyd Austin, Netanyahu Organizations: Israelul Locations: Iran, Iranului, israelian, Viena, Statele Unite, american, Israel
Sursa foto: baltics.newsIranul denunță un act de terorism nuclear: Mosad ar fi atacat instalaţia nucleară iraniană din NatanzUn atac cibernetic al serviciului de informaţii israelian Mosad ar fi provocat întreruperea cu energie electrică care a avut loc duminică la instalaţia nucleară iraniană din Natanz, potrivit presei israeliene - transmite EFE. Aceste informaţii coincid cu o modificare a descrierii episodului de către Organizaţia pentru Energie Atomică din Iran, care l-a prezentat mai întâi ca "un incident" care nu a provocat pagube şi ulterior l-a denunţat drept "terorism nuclear". Dacă aceste informaţii sunt confirmate, acesta ar fi al doilea astfel de atac în mai puţin de un anasupra Natanz, după un act de sabotaj în iulie 2020 pentru care mai multe surse au acuzat Israelul, scrie Agerpres. "Lupta împotriva Iranului şi a sateliţilor săi, precum şi împotriva armelor iraniene, nu este o sarcină uşoară", a declarat duminică premierul israelian în funcţie, Benjamin Netanyahu, fără a menţiona presupusul atac cibernetic. Acest subiect a fost abordat duminică de ministrul israelian al apărării, Beny Gantz, care a cerut "evitarea unei escaladări nucleare în regiune", după o întâlnire cu secretarul apărării american, Lloyd Austin, care se află în vizită oficială în Israel şi are programată o întâlnire cu Netanyahu luni.
Persons: Mosad, Benjamin Netanyahu, Beny Gantz, Lloyd Austin, Netanyahu Organizations: Israelul Locations: Iran, Iranului, israelian, Viena, Statele Unite, american, Israel
Iranul a instalat trei facilităţi avansate de centrifugare la Natanz, principalul sit de îmbogăţire a uraniului din această ţară, transmite Agerpres citând agențiile de presă internaționale. Ca răspuns, Teheranul a început să încalce unele restricţii impuse pentru activităţile sale nucleare, scrie digi24. Potrivit acestui acord, Teheranul poate folosi la Natanz doar instalaţii de centrifugare de prima generaţie, IR-1, care rafinează uraniu mult mai lent. Noua lege cere guvernului iranian să ia imediat măsuri pentru producerea şi stocarea a „cel puţin 120 de kilograme de uraniu îmbogăţit la 20% pe an” şi îl îndeamnă să „pună capăt” inspecţiilor din partea AIEA, a relatat presa iraniană. Legea nu a fost însă promulgată deocamdată de preşedintele iranian Hassan Rouhani, care a afirmat că i se opune.
Persons: Joe Biden ., Donald Trump, Teheranul, Joe Biden, Hassan Rouhani Organizations: Joe Biden . Franţa, Securitate, ONU Locations: Natanz, Agerpres, Franţa, Germania, Iran, SUA, Britanie, Viena, american, Statele Unite, Iranului, iranian
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