Month: May 2026

US imposes new sanctions on entities tied to Iran’s oil trade, targeting a China-based operator and shipping network. Israel National News Published: May 2, 2026, 12:29 AM (GMT+3) Iran sanctionsiStock The US Department of State on Friday announced new sanctions targeting entities and individuals involved in Iran’s illicit oil trade, describing the move as part of ongoing efforts to curb Tehran’s primary source of revenue. “The United States is taking decisive action to disrupt Iran’s illicit oil trade, the Iranian regime’s primary revenue streams that fund terrorism and regional destabilization,” the Department stated. The latest measures designate multiple entities, an individual, …

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IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said that Iran’s enriched uranium is likely still being held at Iran’s Isfahan nuclear complex. A satellite imagery taken on February 1, 2026, shows a new roof over a previously destroyed building at Isfahan nuclear site, Iran.(photo credit: Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFMAY 2, 2026 05:43 The majority of Iran’s enriched uranium is likely at the Isfahan nuclear complex, which was struck both in the 12-day war in June and during Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi told the Associated Press in an interview on Tuesday.  According to Grossi, the IAEA continues to …

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Top officer says Islamic Republic ‘can pounce on nuclear program’ if talks don’t see its stockpile taken away; says IDF’s ‘hands tied’ in countering Hezbollah drone threat due to truce By Emanuel Fabian  1 May 2026, 8:55 pm Footage released by the IDF on June 21, 2025, shows the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Iran’s Isfahan nuclear facility. (Israel Defense Forces) A senior Israeli military official said on Friday that if Iran’s stockpile of more than 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium is not removed from the country in the wake of the recent war, the campaign could be considered “one …

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Khamenei reiterated that Iran will defend its nuclear and missile technologies, accusing the US of causing instability in the Persian Gulf and vowing to expel foreign forces. Iranians stand on a pavement along a street next to a billboard depicting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran on April 24, 2026.(photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES) ByJAMES GENN MAY 1, 2026 10:40Updated: MAY 1, 2026 11:04 The “noble” Iranian population will safeguard the regime’s nuclear and missile technologies as “national assets,” a Thursday speech attributed to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei read. The speech was read on Iranian state TV by a broadcaster and …

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US officials say Iran using ceasefire lull to recover buried missiles and rebuild capabilities, as Trump weighs next steps in coming days. Israel National News Published: May 1, 2026, 10:29 AM (GMT+3) Ballistic missile production site following IDF attackIDF spokesperson Iran is using the ceasefire to dig up the missiles and other munitions stored underground or buried in US and Israeli strikes, a US official and two others familiar with the matter told NBC News. According to NBC, the US believes that Iran is aiming to “quickly reconstitute” its capabilities to enable it to attack targets across the Middle East if fighting resumes. …

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