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UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief: ‘Night and Day’ Difference Between Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities Before and After US Strikes

Jagged said:
They were under 4% until Q4-2019. 7 quarters later, they were at 60%.

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You seem to be implying that all their prior research and enriching of uranium was of no use, and that the program was somehow clamped down by the Obama deal. And then, when the worst deal in history was thrown out, and then they could sudden enrich uranium like a boss.
Of course, all this information was only what Iran let us have, and they flat out told us that they'd do whatever they wanted under the deal. And they did, and now there is a mess, because of that deal.
 
Anthony60 said:
You seem to be implying that all their prior research and enriching of uranium was of no use, and that the program was somehow clamped down by the Obama deal. And then, when the worst deal in history was thrown out, and then they could sudden enrich uranium like a boss.
Of course, all this information was only what Iran let us have, and they flat out told us that they'd do whatever they wanted under the deal. And they did, and now there is a mess, because of that deal.
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No, I'm not suggesting that. I'm showing that until Q4-2019, they weren't working towards making nuclear weapons.
 
RetiredAtLast said:
What it also means is that for at least four years the IAEA hadn't done any meaningful monitoring, and so couldn't be sure about Iran's progress toward a bomb. Iran's action in stopping the monitoring probably doesn't indicate that they were only working on nuclear power. Looks like we'd better build some more bunker busters.
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After Trump's idiotic decision to renege on JCPOA Iran had no obligation to maintain their side of the deal. IAEA inspections were a component of that deal, and until the orange moron blundered in, the IAEA confirmed Iran's compliance.
No wonder Iran doesn't trust the west; especially after the 1953 regime overthrow by the CIA. People don't forget when foreigners **** with their country-especially a democratically elected government ripped out in order to install a US-friendly dictator, and the Iranians are no different.
 

June 29, 2025

Iran could be producing enriched uranium in a few months, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog Rafael Grossi was quoted as saying on Sunday, raising doubts about how effective U.S. strikes to destroy Tehran's nuclear programme have been....

"The capacities they have are there. They can have, you know, in a matter of months, I would say, a few cascades of centrifuges spinning and producing enriched uranium, or less than that," Grossi told CBS News in an interview.

"Frankly speaking, one cannot claim that everything has disappeared and there is nothing there," he added, according to the transcript of an interview on "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan due to air on Sunday....

Grossi, who heads the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, said the strikes on sites in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan had significantly set back Iran's ability to convert and enrich uranium.

However, Western powers stress that Iran's nuclear advances provide it with an irreversible knowledge gain, suggesting that while losing experts or facilities may slow progress, the advances are permanent.

"Iran is a very sophisticated country in terms of nuclear technology," Grossi said. "So you cannot disinvent this. You cannot undo the knowledge that you have or the capacities that you have."...
 
trixare4kids said:

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freebeacon.com

UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief: ‘Night and Day’ Difference Between Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities Before and After US Strikes

The U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities set back the Islamic Republic’s program "significantly," the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog organization said Tuesday.
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I know who I'm going to believe. The report above. The detected radiation confirms Iran's centrifuge enrichment program was destroyed. It will be many moons before Iran will be near capacity. We all ought to pull together and feel thankful that
Trump did sent well trained undetected flyers to do the deed. God Bless our troops.
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Anthony60 said:
You seem to be implying that all their prior research and enriching of uranium was of no use, and that the program was somehow clamped down by the Obama deal. And then, when the worst deal in history was thrown out, and then they could sudden enrich uranium like a boss.
Of course, all this information was only what Iran let us have, and they flat out told us that they'd do whatever they wanted under the deal. And they did, and now there is a mess, because of that deal.
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This is quite a bad summary, and you have yet to address the additional enrichment at much higher levels post JCPOA. Of course the other interesting part is Trump was trying to negotiate a deal very similar to the JCPOA because any deal with Iran is going to be structured similarly.
 
Thoughts and prayers to @trixare4kids.

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Transcript: Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA director general, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," June 29, 2025

The following is the transcript of an interview with Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, that will air on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on June 29, 2025. The interview was taped on June 27, 2025.
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"They can have, you know, in a matter of months, I would say, a few cascades of centrifuges spinning and producing enriched uranium, or less than that," he said.
 
phoenix2020 said:
Thoughts and prayers to @trixare4kids.

"They can have, you know, in a matter of months, I would say, a few cascades of centrifuges spinning and producing enriched uranium, or less than that," he said.
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The left hates not being in power and imposing their will on us so badly that they are openly rooting for Iran's nuke program to not have taken much damage, because they believe it will hurt Trump and whoever the Republican candidate is on the next election. They don't care about the threat to the world with a terrorist state having nukes, they just care about the party and the next election.

If they had to choose between a nuke going off in this country, but the Democrats return to power, or a nuclear attack being prevented, but Republicans stay in power... they'd take that first scenario every time.
 
Anthony60 said:
The left hates not being in power and imposing their will on us so badly that they are openly rooting for Iran's nuke program to not have taken much damage, because they believe it will hurt Trump and whoever the Republican candidate is on the next election. They don't care about the threat to the world with a terrorist state having nukes, they just care about the party and the next election.

If they had to choose between a nuke going off in this country, but the Democrats return to power, or a nuclear attack being prevented, but Republicans stay in power... they'd take that first scenario every time.
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The right hates not being in power and imposing their will on us so badly that they are openly rooting for Iran's nuke program to have taken much damage, because they believe it will help Trump and whoever the Republican candidate is on the next election. They don't care about the threat to the world with a terrorist state having nukes, they just care about the party and the next election.

If they had to choose between a nuke going off in this country, but the MAGA stay in power, or a nuclear attack happens, but Democrats assume in power... they'd take that first scenario every time.
 
dmpi said:
Who in their right mind would even venture into the site? You have to first dig out the entrances. Also I have my doubts on the Bomb Damage Assessment (BDA). Analyst only know how to visually analyze damage caused by conventional weapons, not this brand new bunker buster bomb.
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Bunker buster bombs have been around since World War II, with early examples including the British Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs developed in the 1940s... These were designed to penetrate deeply fortified structures...

More recently, the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a 30,000-pound conventional gravity bomb, was developed around 2012...
-Peace
 
Anthony60 said:
The left hates not being in power and imposing their will on us so badly that they are openly rooting for Iran's nuke program to not have taken much damage, because they believe it will hurt Trump and whoever the Republican candidate is on the next election. They don't care about the threat to the world with a terrorist state having nukes, they just care about the party and the next election.
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Sorry, this is daft. No one is cheering for Iran or their nuclear program. Just because people are openly questioning the impact of the bombing runs doesn't mean that's a support for Iran. If you choose to believe someone who says things without the data to back it up, that's on you, but it's a hill you choose to die on when debating the most basic facts about this topic.

Anthony60 said:
If they had to choose between a nuke going off in this country, but the Democrats return to power, or a nuclear attack being prevented, but Republicans stay in power... they'd take that first scenario every time.
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....and an even more ridiculous double down.
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Anthony60 said:
The left hates not being in power and imposing their will on us so badly that they are openly rooting for Iran's nuke program to not have taken much damage, because they believe it will hurt Trump and whoever the Republican candidate is on the next election. They don't care about the threat to the world with a terrorist state having nukes, they just care about the party and the next election.

If they had to choose between a nuke going off in this country, but the Democrats return to power, or a nuclear attack being prevented, but Republicans stay in power... they'd take that first scenario every time.
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Is that supposed to be some sort of excuse? Nobody is "rooting" for anything, but your desperation to be proven right is embarrassing. Perhaps you might explain why Iran which signed the NNPA, and which you clearly consider such an existential threat, allows IAEA inspections, but Israel will not, and didn't sign the NNPA? I guess we won't hear anything from you but another pointless rant about leftists.
 
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