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RTÉ News
13-05-2025
- Business
- RTÉ News
US announces new sanctions against Iran as talks proceed
The United States announced new sanctions today against Iran over its nuclear programme, despite ongoing negotiations between the two countries over the sensitive issue. The latest sanctions target three Iranian citizens and an Iranian entity with links to Iran's Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research, also known by its Persian acronym SPND. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran is the only country in the world without nuclear weapons that enriches uranium to 60% purity. "Iran continues to substantially expand its nuclear programme and carry out dual-use research and development activities applicable to nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons delivery systems," Mr Rubio said in a statement. That level far exceeds the 3.67% maximum set under the 2015 nuclear deal, which US President Donald Trump exited during his first term. Building a nuclear weapon requires 90% enrichment. The United States announced the new sanctions a day after a fourth round of talks with Iran concluded. No major breakthrough was announced after the talks, but both sides voiced cautious optimism. The discussions began last month and aim to seal a new accord that would prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon. Iran denies seeking to build one. The sanctions freeze any assets that the targeted people and entities may have in America and bans business dealings with them. They are aimed at three senior officials of the nuclear programme and a company called Fuya Pars Prospective Technologists. "Fuya Pars Prospective Technologists, also known as Ideal Vacuum, is an SPND-affiliated company that has attempted to procure from foreign suppliers, as well as indigenously fabricate, equipment that could be applicable in nuclear weapons research and development," the State Department said.
Straits Times
12-05-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
US announces new sanctions against Iran as talks proceed
The latest sanctions target three Iranian citizens and an Iranian entity with links to Tehran's Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research. PHOTO: REUTERS US announces new sanctions against Iran as talks proceed WASHINGTON - The United States announced new sanctions against Iran on May 12 over its nuclear programme, despite ongoing negotiations between the two countries over the sensitive issue. The latest sanctions target three Iranian citizens and an Iranian entity with links to Tehran's Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research, also known by its Persian acronym SPND. 'Iran continues to substantially expand its nuclear programme and carry out dual-use research and development activities applicable to nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons delivery systems,' Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement. He said Iran is the only country in the world without nuclear weapons that enriches uranium to 60 per cent purity. That level far exceeds the 3.67 per cent maximum set under the 2015 nuclear deal, which US President Donald Trump exited during his first term. Building a nuclear weapon requires 90 per cent enrichment. The United States announced the new sanctions a day after a fourth round of talks with Iran concluded. No major breakthrough was announced after the talks, but both sides voiced cautious optimism. The discussions began last month and aim to seal a new accord that would prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon. Tehran denies seeking to build one. The sanctions freeze any assets that the targeted people and entity may have in America and bans business dealings with them. They are aimed at three senior officials of the nuclear programme and a company called Fuya Pars Prospective Technologists. 'Fuya Pars Prospective Technologists, also known as Ideal Vacuum, is an SPND-affiliated company that has attempted to procure from foreign suppliers, as well as indigenously fabricate, equipment that could be applicable in nuclear weapons research and development,' the State Department said. AFP Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
India.com
09-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Iran developing nuclear weapons at THIS secret location near Pakistan? Satellite imagery reveals SHOCKING details, the site is located in...
(File) Iran nuclear weapons: While the global focus has shifted on the nuclear capabilities of India and Pakistan in wake of the ongoing conflict between the two enemy states, latest reports have made shocking revelations about Iran nuclear weapons program, which has sparked panic among security agencies around the world, especially in Tehran's arch nemesis, Israel, and its staunch ally, the United States. Iran's secret nuclear facility uncovered According to reports, satellite imagery has revealed that Iran has built a secret nuclear weapons site, around 1300 kms away from its border with Pakistan, where the Islamic nation has been reportedly developing state-of-the-art nuclear weaponry for an unspecified yet prolonged period of time. The site, codenamed 'Rangi Kaman' or Rainbow Site, was identified using satellite imagery and classified intelligence documents, sending security agencies worldwide into a tizzy. As per reports, the Rangi Kaman site is spread over about 2,500 acres in the Ivanaki (Eyvanekey) region in Semnan Province, northern Iran, southeast of the capital, Tehran. Hiding in plain sight Reports revealed that the Ivanaki facility essentially hides in plain sight by masquerading as a chemical factory, officially operated by Diba Energy Sina. However, the chemical production is merely a cover for the site's true purpose– nuclear weapons research. The Ivanaki site, which has reportedly been operational since 2013, is among the several covert facilities established after Iran's previous nuclear weapons programme, the Amad Plan, was halted after it was exposed in 2003. The Rainbow site is covertly managed and operated by Iran's Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), and is designed in such a manner that it remains completely hidden to the outside world, even duping observers who monitor Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Reports claim the Ivanaki facility's primary purpose is to develop long-range nuclear weapons, and based on intelligence reports, its believed that Iran may be developing thermonuclear weapons, aka the hydrogen bomb, at this site. The facility is reportedly being used to process Tritium, a radioactive gas which exponentially enhances the destructive yield of thermonuclear weapons . What's inside the mysterious Ivanaki facility? As per satellite images and intelligence reports, the 'Rainbow Site' comprises of three factory-like units, a command headquarters and a high-security checkpoint. The entire area surrounding the facility is heavily guarded by elite units of Iran's military, apart from the IRGC Aerospace Force having deployed a Qadir long-range radar and missile defence unit nearby. The entry of civilians is restricted, and the project was started in 2009, while nuclear research began here in 2013, according to Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). As per the NCRI, the Iranian regime has set up at least five shell companies to make this advanced nuclear weapons site appear like any normal industry. This method has successfully hidden the secret nuclear site from international surveillance, and helped Iran avoid sanctions, they claim. Iran's nuclear doctrine Notably, Iran has repeatedly asserted that its nuclear program is meant for peaceful purposes, however, amidst rising tensions and the seismic shift in the power balance in the Middle East, as well as the looming threat of a full-scale Iran-Israel war, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is facing increasing pressure from several high-power corners in the country to lift the ban imposed on developing nuclear weapons. As per reports, top commanders of Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have urged Ayatollah Khamenei to withdraw his fatwa which bars Tehran from using its nuclear capabilities to develop nuclear weapons.
