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Is US-Israel attack on Iran's nuclear sites backfiring?
While direct combat has stopped along the borders of Israel and Iran, a lot has been going on in diplomatic circles in the aftermath of the airstrikes. The US joined the Israel-Iran conflict last month and bombed three key nuclear sites, Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan read more A satellite image shows damage to the tunnel entrances of the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Research Center, following U.S. airstrikes amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025. File image/ Reuters It has been over a week since Israel and Iran reached a ceasefire. The US has been boasting about its strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, which reportedly pushed the country's atomic programme by two years. While direct combat has stopped along the borders of Israel and Iran, a lot has been going on in diplomatic circles in the aftermath of the airstrikes. The US joined the Israel-Iran conflict last month and bombed three key nuclear sites, Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Here's what has been happening since then: Iran suspends cooperation with IAEA Iran has officially suspended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after a law seeking the severance was approved by President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday. A few days ago, Pezeshkian slammed IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi for not condemning Israel and US' attacks on Iran despite them being in flagrant violation of the UN charter and the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. 'What guarantee is there that our facilities won't be attacked again, even if we cooperate?' the Iranian president told his French counterpart during a conversation over the phone, according to local media. Germany calls it 'disastrous signal' Germany has called Iran's move to sever ties with the UN nuclear watchdog a 'disastrous signal', with its foreign ministry spokesperson saying, 'For a diplomatic solution it is essential for Iran to work with the IAEA.' Earlier, UK and France had joined Germany to urge Tehran not to suspend cooperation with IAEA. Pentagon report on US strikes US intelligence assessments indicate that strikes on Iranian nuclear sites set the country's atomic program back by up to two years, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. 'We have degraded their program by one to two years at least – intel assessments inside the (Defense) Department assess that,' Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told journalists, later adding: 'We're thinking probably closer to two years.' American B-2 bombers hit two Iranian nuclear sites with massive GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs last month, while a guided missile submarine struck a third site with Tomahawk cruise missiles. Iran's Nobel laureate speaks Following Israel's 12-day war, which significantly weakened Iran's leadership, a prominent human rights defender now warns that the regime may crack down on its own citizens in a bid to tighten its grip on power. Talking to Wall Street Journal, Narges Mohammadi, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, said, 'The situation for Iranian people is more dangerous now than before the war.' Is Iran switching to cyberwar? Meanwhile, a report by Axios says Iranian hacktivists are waging a separate war and are sharing tools with Russian and other hackers. Alexander Leslie, a threat intelligence analyst at Recorded Future, told the news outlet, 'More than 100 hacktivists groups, 90 of which are linked to pro-Iranian positions, have been targeting organisations in Israel and throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Western Europe and North America since Israel's strikes last month.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD In addition to this, Iran-linked hackers recently threatened to publish emails purportedly stolen from Trump allies. With inputs from agencies
NDTV
2 hours ago
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"Unacceptable": US After Iran Halts Deal With UN Nuclear Watchdog
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has signed a new law halting his country's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The step has drawn criticism from the US. Pezeshkian's decision follows a parliamentary vote last week approving the law, which Iranian officials claim is a direct response to alleged IAEA collaboration with Israel. Tehran has accused the UN nuclear watchdog of enabling Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, an allegation the IAEA firmly denies. State media outlet IRNA reported that Pezeshkian has ordered Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, the Supreme National Security Council, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to begin implementing the law. Reacting to the development, US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said Wednesday, "It is unacceptable that Iran chose to suspend cooperation with the IAEA at a time when it has a window of opportunity to reverse course and choose a path of peace and prosperity." "Iran must cooperate fully, without further delay," she said. Tensions have surged in recent weeks following US and Israeli airstrikes on key Iranian nuclear sites, including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. President Trump claimed the strikes caused " total obliteration" of Iran's nuclear infrastructure. Iranian officials have acknowledged serious damage, though international inspectors have yet to be granted access to fully assess the situation. In the wake of the strikes, Iran's foreign ministry warned that it was "unrealistic" for the IAEA to expect a return to normal cooperation and that the safety of nuclear inspectors could not be guaranteed. Tammy Bruce added, "Prior to the United States' successful military operation, Iran was amassing a growing stockpile of highly enriched uranium for which there was no credible peaceful purpose, and it was the only state producing highly enriched uranium, up to 60 per cent, that does not have nuclear weapons." She said it was important for Tehran to fulfil its obligations. "Iran must fully comply with its safeguards agreement required under the NPT (Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons), including by providing the IAEA with information required to clarify and resolve long-standing questions regarding undeclared nuclear material in Iran, as well as provide unrestricted access to its newly announced enrichment facility." "Iran cannot and will not have a nuclear weapon," she concluded. "We look forward to further detailed reporting from the IAEA about this. It is worth repeating, as we've made tremendous strides in this through Donald Trump's leadership." The IAEA has played a central role in monitoring Iran's nuclear activities since the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), under which Iran agreed to cap uranium enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief. Since the US withdrawal from the deal in 2018, Iran has steadily reduced cooperation. Despite limited access, the agency has continued to negotiate for inspections, investigate the origin of uranium traces at undeclared sites, and push for the restoration of monitoring equipment.
Hans India
2 hours ago
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Pentagon says US strike set back Iranian nuclear program by up to 2 years
Washington: The Pentagon has said that US strikes last month on three key Iranian nuclear facilities have set back Tehran's nuclear program by as much as two years. "We have degraded their program by one to two years, at least intel assessments inside the department assess that," Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, said at a news briefing on Wednesday (local time), without providing further details. "All of the intelligence that we've seen led us to believe that Iran's, those facilities especially, have been completely obliterated," Parnell added. On June 22, US forces bombed the three Iranian nuclear facilities of Natanz, Fordow, and Esfahan, reports Xinhua news agency. "No one exactly knows what has transpired in Fordow," Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi told CBS News in an interview Tuesday. "What we know so far is that the facilities have been seriously and heavily damaged." Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation is assessing the damage, he added. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued an order on Wednesday to enact a law suspending the country's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The law calls for a suspension of cooperation with the IAEA until Iran's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the safety of its nuclear facilities and scientists are fully guaranteed, said Constitutional Council Spokesman Hadi Tahan Nazif. The law requires that any future inspections of Iran's nuclear sites by the IAEA need approval from the Supreme National Security Council. In response, the IAEA said in a statement, "We are aware of these reports. The IAEA is awaiting further official information from Iran." Speaking at a daily press briefing on Wednesday, Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, expressed concern over Iran's decision, calling it "obviously concerning." "The Secretary-General has been very consistent in his call for Iran to cooperate with the IAEA, and frankly, for all countries to work closely with the IAEA on nuclear issues," he said. US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said Wednesday that Iran's suspension of cooperation with the IAEA is "unacceptable." "We'll use the word unacceptable, that Iran chose to suspend cooperation with the IAEA at a time when it has a window of opportunity to reverse course and choose a path of peace and prosperity," Bruce told a briefing. Iran must cooperate fully with the UN agency without further delay, she said.
