Timeline of Iran's nuclear program and disarmament negotiations
Israel's strikes targeting Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure are a watershed moment in the region's history. Reports indicate that the Jewish state has killed several senior leaders of Iran's military and scientific establishment, and damaged airfields, weapons depots and nuclear sites.
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Iran retaliated by unleashing scores of ballistic missiles on Israel late Friday.
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The attacks come as nuclear negotiations between Iranian and American representatives were set to be held in Oman this Sunday. A previous deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was signed in 2015 by then-president Barack Obama, which Donald Trump withdrew from three years later, calling it 'a horrible one-sided deal that should have never, ever been made.'
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1957 – President Dwight Eisenhower and Pahlavi sign a civil nuclear cooperation deal.
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1958 – Iran joins nuclear regulatory body, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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1967 – The Tehran Nuclear Research Centre, a 5 Megawatt reactor powered by enriched uranium, is established as part of the United State's 'Atoms for Peace Program' for civil nuclear use.
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