Day: April 12, 2021

Process to Replace Damaged Centrifuges in Natanz With More Powerful Ones Has Started Immediately

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Middle East by Morgan Artyukhina In December 2020, Iran’s Majlis passed a law mandating steadily reductions in the country’s commitments to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) until the US rejoins the agreement, including increasing the quality and quantity of uranium enrichment. Kazem Gharib Abadi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations office in […]

Scoop: U.S. and Israel to hold strategic Iran talks on Tuesday

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    Barak Ravid, author of from Tel Aviv   Top national security officials from the U.S. and Israel will convene virtually on Tuesday for a second round of strategic talks on Iran, three Israeli officials tell me. Why it matters: The talks come two days after an explosion at an Iranian nuclear facility that experts […]

Blast at Natanz was caused by bomb planted near main electric line – Israeli TV

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Unsourced report says enrichment facility stopped functioning after explosion, estimates attack set back Iran’s nuclear program by months TOI staffToday, 11:24 pm A blast at Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility that has been attributed to Israel was caused by a bomb planted at the site in advance, an Israeli television report said Monday. According to […]

Iran intel tries luring Israelis with fake Instagram accounts, investigators say

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‘Israelis should know about the potential threats they are facing,’ source says Yonat Friling Israeli spy agencies Mossad and Shin Bet have uncovered an attempt by the Iranians to lure Israeli men. According to a statement released Monday, Iranian intelligence has contacted dozens of Israeli men via fake Instagram accounts, drawing them to meet women […]

Events at Iran’s Natanz site ‘not positive’ for nuclear talks, Germany says

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With negotiations set to resume Tuesday, FM Heiko Maas expresses concern over effect of apparent sabotage on deliberations between Tehran and world powers By Agencies and TOI staff Today, 1:42 pm   Germany warned Monday that the latest developments surrounding Iran’s Natanz uranium plant did not bode well for nuclear talks aimed at reviving a […]

Zionists want to take revenge on Iranians for successful lifting sanctions: Zarif

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Speaking during a Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Zarif tacitly took the Zionist regime responsible for the Sunday sabotage at Natanz enrichment facility in Central Iran, saying Iran will not allow the Zionists to reach their goals and will take revenge for such measures. During the session, in which Zarif briefed the lawmakers […]

Report: Iran will retaliate for Natanz explosion – but not directly

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Iran’s response to the Natanz events will be to indirectly attack Israel, Israeli security organizations estimate. Kobi Finkler , Apr 12 , 2021 12:15 PM Israel’s defense establishment is holding discussions on how Iran might respond to the recent events at its Natanz nuclear facility. On Sunday, an explosion at the facility led to the […]

Iran’s flagship nuclear plant crippled by ‘Israeli sabotage’

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Centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. The facility lost power on Sunday. (AP/File) AMMAN, Jordan: Iran’s flagship Natanz nuclear research plant was crippled on Sunday by what was claimed to be an Israeli sabotage cyberattack. The attack took place a day after Iran launched new advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges at […]

Iran blames Israel for Natanz attack, vows to ‘take revenge on the Zionists’

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Tehran official claims person behind attack identified, will be arrested; FM Zarif also says damage to centrifuges will only enable Tehran to install more advanced ones TOI staffToday, 10:00 am Iran’s foreign minister on Monday blamed Israel for a power failure that reportedly caused massive damage to the Natanz nuclear facility, vowing to “take revenge […]

Satellite photo shows Iranian ship hasn’t moved since alleged Israeli hit

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Image shows the MV Saviz, alleged control center for Revolutionary Guard forces, has remained stationary since it was apparently damaged in a blast, which Tehran blames on Israel TOI staffToday, 10:58 am A private Israeli intelligence firm released a satellite photograph on Sunday of an Iranian ship said to have been hit by Israel last […]

What is Iran’s game plan after Natanz?

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The incident has been too well reported to enable Tehran to pretend it didn’t happen – and it was Iran that revealed it in the first place. SETH J. FRANTZMAN APRIL 12, 2021 11:10 For the second year in a row, Iran finds itself facing a series of bad choices. Its Natanz nuclear facility, home […]

Natanz incident said to cause huge damage, set back Iran’s program by 9 months

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Israeli and US intelligence officials reportedly confirm Mossad involvement in apparent cyberattack on uranium enrichment facility, which Tehran calls an act of ‘nuclear terrorism’ By Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff Today, 3:18 am The major power cut at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, which Tehran described as an act of “nuclear terrorism,” caused significant damage […]