Iran Speeds Up Uranium Enrichment as Mideast Tensions Mount

NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Jun 17, 2019 Iran says it will surpass the uranium stockpile limit set by its nuclear deal in the next 10 days. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Benjamin Netanyahu Is No Friend to America

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Oct 4, 2018 The Israeli prime minister has the blood of thousands of U.S. soldiers on his hands, and he’s beating the war drum anew. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Mike Pompeo’s 12-Step Plan for Disaster With Iran

Scott Ritter / Truthdig May 23, 2018 Demanding that Iran unilaterally surrender to American demands that are detached from reality is little more than a prescription for war. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

10 Reasons U.S. Should Stick With Iran Nuclear Deal

By Medea Benjamin Oct 10, 2017 Before Donald Trump destroys the best global foreign policy achievement of the last decade, the world community has to stop him. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Myth Surrounding Alleged Iranian Nuclear Facility Begins to Unravel

By Gareth Porter, Middle East Eye Sep 24, 2015 Credible challenges to claims that Iran sanitized an alleged nuclear site suggest that U.S. officials sought to cover their tracks for a day when international inspectors report discovering nothing incriminating. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Head of U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Group Says Iran Isn’t Playing by the Rules

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Mar 24, 2015 Iran's nuclear program has again become a source of controversy on the global stage, and now Yukiya Amano, the top-ranking official in the United Nations' nuclear oversight organization, has added his voice to the chorus of concerns. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Rep. Dennis Kucinich

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2011 As the year draws to a close, the US government risks repeating the costly mistakes of the recent past by ratcheting up tensions with Iran, emphasizing risky sanctions over diplomatic negotiations and making fact-challenged claims about Iran's nuclear program Good thing Rep Dennis Kucinich is on Capitol Hill to call Congress on its deadly war addiction Good thing Rep . Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Iranians Take Out Anger on British Embassy

Staff / Truthdig Nov 29, 2011 The Union Jack burned outside the British Embassy in Tehran on Tuesday as angry Iranian protesters charged the compound, smashed windows and demonstrated their displeasure with the British government's newly imposed sanctions in reaction to Iran's purported plans to develop nuclear weapons. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Democracy Now!’: Seymour Hersh on the IAEA’s Racket in Iran

Staff / Truthdig Nov 22, 2011 Last week, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency expressed "serious concerns" over Iran's nuclear program in a strongly worded report that claimed that there is evidence that Iran might be developing an atomic weapon. This is the stuff of "fantasyland," according to The New Yorker's Seymour Hersh. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Zeroes In on Iran’s Nuclear Program

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2011 Despite the Iranian government's insistence to the contrary, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog group, the IAEA, remains suspicious about Tehran's intentions for the country's nuclear program, passing a resolution Friday registering its "deep and increasing concern" that Iran is working on a nuclear weapon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chernobyl Expert Says Greed May Lead to Big Trouble in Japan

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2011 Corporate interests might have played a big part in the design and maintenance of Japan's nuclear complex at Fukushima, according to Russian nuclear accident expert Iouli Andreev, who knows a thing or two from Chernobyl's example . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Watchdog: Iran May Be Trying to Develop Nuclear-Armed Missile

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2011 In a confidential report released Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency says it has received new information that suggests Iran may be trying to develop a nuclear-armed missile, marking a crucial point in the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the U.N. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )