Iran: Reports
2024
Karl Lee Network Procures Controlled Materials for Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program
Victoria Cheng
October 24, 2024
SPND Legal and Budget Analysis
Mohammadreza Giveh
October 23, 2024
Update: Alabuga’s Production Rate of Shahed 136 Drones
David Albright, Dr. Igor Anokhin,1 and Spencer Faragasso
September 26, 2024
Imagery Update: New Construction Identified at the Alabuga Shahed 136 Production Facilities
David Albright, Spencer Faragasso, and the Good ISIS Team
September 24, 2024
Renewed Activity at the Sanjarian and Golab Dareh Amad Sites
David Albright, Spencer Faragasso, and the Good ISIS Team
September 12, 2024
Iran’s Likely Violations of Section T: Computer Modeling Relevant to Nuclear Weapons Development
Mark Gorwitz, Mohammadreza Giveh, and David Albright
September 10, 2024
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report — August 2024 1
David Albright, Spencer Faragasso, and Andrea Stricker2
September 9, 2024
Analysis of the IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report - August 2024 1
David Albright and Andrea Stricker2
September 5, 2024
Unsealed Indictment Shows Iranian Agents Acquired Controlled Camera with Nuclear Weapons Application from United States
Sarah Burkhard, Chloe DeVere, and Kendall Roach1
August 26, 2024
New Indications for Iran’s Lack of Domestic Uranium Resources for Nuclear Power Purposes ; Plenty for Nuclear Weapons
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Paul Tervo, and the Good ISIS Team
August 19, 2024
Case Study on smuggling sensitive U.S.-origin items through Chinese front companies to Iranian military entities
Victoria Cheng
August 12, 2024
We need a new discussion about Iran’s nuclear weapons work
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
August 6, 2024
Quick Update on the Natanz Mt. Kolang Gaz La Complex; Probable Ventilation Shaft
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, and the Good ISIS Team
July 31, 2024
Russian Company Drake LLC’s Procurements for JSC Alabuga’s Military Drone Projects - JSC Alabuga’s Weaponization of Commercial Drones for Military Use in Ukraine
David Albright and Spencer Faragasso
July 15, 2024
Russian Company Elmak Procures “High Priority” Items for Russia’s War Efforts via China
David Albright and Spencer Faragasso
July 11, 2024
Strikes on Russia’s Shahed Launch Capabilities
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Dr. Igor Anokhin, and the Good ISIS Team
July 9, 2024
Youth Exploited for Military Drone Production at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone
Spencer Faragasso and David Albright
July 1, 2024
Iran/Russia Military Technology Axis: Russia Showcases to Iran New and Advanced Military Technology
David Albright and Spencer Faragasso
June 25, 2024
Technical Note: Iran’s Recent Increase in Enrichment Capacity at the Fordow Enrichment Plant
David Albright
June 19, 2024
Analysis of the IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report - May 2024
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker
May 31, 2024
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report — May 2024
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, and Andrea Stricker [1]
May 29, 2024
Alabuga’s Greatly Expanded Production Rate of Shahed 136 Drones
David Albright, Dr. Igor Anokhin,[1] Sarah Burkhard, Victoria Cheng, and Spencer Faragasso
May 10, 2024
Alabuga’s Shahed 136 (Geran 2) Warheads: A Dangerous Escalation
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso
May 9, 2024
Assessment of the April 2024 Strike on Alabuga Special Economic Zone
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso
May 2, 2024
Assessment of Israeli Strike on Iran near Esfahan
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Victoria Cheng, Spencer Faragasso, Mohammadreza Giveh, and the Good ISIS Team
April 23, 2024
Memo on Reported Destruction of Secret Workshop in 2020
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, and Mohammadreza Giveh
April 2, 2024
Darkhovin Nuclear Power Reactor: Another Blemish on Iran’s Safeguards Compliance
David Albright and Mohammadreza Giveh
March 25, 2024
Imagery Update: Construction is Ongoing at the Natanz Tunnel Facility
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, and the Good ISIS Team
March 25, 2024
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report — February 2024
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, and Andrea Stricker [1]
March 4, 2024
Analysis of the IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report - February 2024
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
March 4, 2024
The Iran Threat Geiger Counter: Reaching Extreme Danger
Institute for Science and International Security
February 5, 2024
How quickly could Iran make nuclear weapons today?
David Albright
January 8, 2024
2023
Satellite Imagery Update on Alabuga Shahed-136 Drone Factory - No snow day for Russia's drone production!
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Victoria Cheng [1]
December 20, 2023
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report — November 2023
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, and Andrea Stricker [1]
November 20, 2023
Electronics in the Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drone
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
November 14, 2023
Visible Progress at Russia’s Shahed Drone Production Site Satellite Imagery Update and Call for Action
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and the Good ISIS team
November 13, 2023
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report - September 2023
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, and Andrea Stricker
September 8, 2023
Highlights of Institute Assessment of Alabuga Drone Documents Supplied by Dalton Bennett at the Washington Post
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso
August 17, 2023
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report - May 2023
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, and Andrea Stricker [1]
June 6, 2023
Analysis of the IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report - May 2023
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
June 1, 2023
The Iran Threat Geiger Counter: Moving Toward Extreme Danger
Institute for Science and International Security
May 10, 2023
Updated Highlights of Comprehensive Survey of Iran’s Advanced Centrifuges - March 2023 [1]
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso
March 21, 2023
Comments on the Recent IAEA NPT Safeguards Report and Joint Iran/IAEA Statement
Institute for Science and International Security
March 6, 2023
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report - February 2023
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, and Andrea Stricker [1]
March 3, 2023
Is Iran Contributing to Russian Drone Manufacturing in Yelabuga? Russian drone manufacturer, established in same city as visited by Iranian drone delegation, also advertises Western drone components
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso
February 23, 2023
2022
Iran Building Nuclear Weapons
David Albright
December 5, 2022
Updated Highlights of Comprehensive Survey of Iran’s Advanced Centrifuges for December 2022 [1]
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso
December 1, 2022
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report - November 2022
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, and Andrea Stricker
November 16, 2022
The IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report - November 2022
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
November 14, 2022
Imagery Update: Iran Adds Expected Fourth Tunnel Entrance to its Natanz Tunnel Complex [1]
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
November 9, 2022
Iranian Drones in Ukraine Contain Western Brand Components
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso
October 31, 2022
Iran’s Vastly Increased Advanced Centrifuge Deployment at Natanz Underground Facility
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso
October 25, 2022
Iran Threat Assessment: Introducing the Iran Threat Geiger Counter
Institute for Science and International Security
October 20, 2022
The Nuclear Deal in Charts, Assuming a Revived Nuclear Deal
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso
October 20, 2022
Updated Highlights of Comprehensive Survey of Iran’s Advanced Centrifuges - September 2022[1]
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso
September 22, 2022
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report - September 2022
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
September 9, 2022
The IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report - September 2022
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
September 8, 2022
The Fourth Nuclear-Weapons-Related Testing Site Located: Another Parchin Site, More Undeclared Nuclear Material Possible
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard [1]
September 7, 2022
Iran’s Latest Advanced Centrifuge Deployment
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso
August 4, 2022
Further Indications of Iran’s Renewed Interest in Maraging Steel for its Nuclear Enrichment Program
Sarah Burkhard and David Albright
July 14, 2022
The IR-6 Centrifuge Needs Further Development
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
July 14, 2022
Video Walk-Through of Iran’s New Interim Centrifuge Assembly Center
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
June 29, 2022
Updated Highlights of Comprehensive Survey of Iran’s Advanced Centrifuges - June 2022 [1]
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso
June 13, 2022
Gchine Coverup Part 3: Involvement of Amad and MOD
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
June 9, 2022
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report - May 2022
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
June 6, 2022
The IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report - May 2022
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
June 2, 2022
Iranian Breakout Timeline Now at Zero
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
June 1, 2022
Codifying Support for Nuclear Inspections
David Albright
May 13, 2022
Imagery Update: Iran Continues to Harden its New Natanz Tunnel Complex [1]
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
May 5, 2022
Entering Dangerous, Uncharted Waters: Iran’s 60 Percent Highly Enriched Uranium
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
April 11, 2022
Updated Highlights of Comprehensive Survey of Iran’s Advanced Centrifuges [1]
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso
March 17, 2022
The IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report - March 2022
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
March 8, 2022
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report - March 2022
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
March 4, 2022
More Demolition at the Marivan Former Nuclear Weapons Development Site
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard *
March 1, 2022
Where are Iran’s new centrifuge manufacturing capabilities?
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso
February 16, 2022
Iran’s Natanz Tunnel Complex: Deeper, Larger than Expected
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and John Hannah [1]
January 13, 2022
Takeaways from 2021: Five Consequential Findings about Iran from a Year of Research and Analysis January 7, 2022
2021
A Comprehensive Survey of Iran’s Advanced Centrifuges
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Spencer Faragasso
December 2, 2021
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report - November 2021
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
November 19, 2021
The IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report - November 2021
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
November 17, 2021
A Technical Note on Iran’s Current Stocks of 20 and 60 Percent Enriched Uranium
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
November 5, 2021
Iran’s Recent, Irreversible Nuclear Advances
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard [1]
September 22, 2021
Iranian Illicit Procurement Scheme to Acquire Controlled Spectrometry Systems Busted
Spencer Faragasso and Sarah Burkhard
September 16, 2021
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report - September 2021
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
September 13, 2021
The IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report - September 2021
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker[1]
September 9, 2021
Highlights of Iran’s Perilous Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons
David Albright with Sarah Burkhard and the Good ISIS Team
August 24, 2021
Reflections on Iran’s Production of 60% Enriched Uranium[1]
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
June 17, 2021
The International Inspectors Hold the Key to Truly Bringing Iran into Compliance with the Nuclear Deal’s Key Peaceful Pledge
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
June 14, 2021
Just What is Going on at Sanjarian?
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
June 14, 2021
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report - May 2021
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
June 7, 2021
The IAEA’s Latest Iran NPT Safeguards Report: No Progress, No Accountability?
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
June 4, 2021
Priority List of Sites Deserving/Requiring International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Inspections, with Employee Interviews
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
May 20, 2021
Unknown Amad Sites, Prior to the Nuclear Archive Seizure
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
May 18, 2021
The IAEA’s Latest Iran NPT Safeguards Report: Tehran Continues to Stonewall Inspectors
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker[1]
February 25, 2021
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report - February 2021
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
February 25, 2021
Update on Natanz: Construction Progresses Towards Large-scale Tunnel Complex
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian
January 11, 2021
2020
Abadeh is Marivan (Revised and Updated): A Key Iranian Former Secret Nuclear Weapons Development Test Site
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian
November 18, 2020
Analysis of November 2020 IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
November 12, 2020
The Amad Plan Pilot Uranium Conversion Site, Which Iran Denies Ever Existed
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian
November 9, 2020
Post Script: Looking at the new construction activity near Natanz from a new perspective November 5, 2020
Update on New Construction Activity at Natanz
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian
October 30, 2020
Looking for Evidence of the Construction of Iran’s New Centrifuge Assembly Plant: New Possible Preparations Identified
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian
October 7, 2020
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
September 4, 2020
Update on Assessing the Detonation at the Natanz Iran Centrifuge Assembly Center: New High Resolution Satellite Imagery Refines Details on the Explosion and Fire
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian
July 9, 2020
Damage to the Iran Centrifuge Assembly Center (ICAC) at Natanz Is Far More Severe and Extensive Than Previously Reported
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian
July 8, 2020
Mysterious Fire and Explosion in the New Natanz Advanced Centrifuge Assembly Facility
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian
July 3, 2020
Iran Defies the International Atomic Energy Agency: The IAEA’s Latest Iran Safeguards Report
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Frank Pabian, and Andrea Stricker [1]
June 10, 2020
The Alleged Nuclear Weapons Development Site near Abadeh, Iran
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian
June 10, 2020
Analysis of the IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report
by David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Andrea Stricker [1]
June 8, 2020
Statement by the Institute for Science and International Security on Sanctions, the Coronavirus, and the Need to Verifiably Dismantle Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Program
David Albright, President
April 27, 2020
Iranian Breakout Estimates and Enriched Uranium Stocks
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
April 21, 2020
A Technical and Policy Note on Iran’s Recent Uranium Enrichment Capacity Claims - An Annex summarizes the status of Iran’s enrichment program, based on the last quarterly report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
April 15, 2020
Shahid Mahallati: “Temporary” Plant for Manufacturing Nuclear Weapon Cores
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian
April 8, 2020
New Information about Iran’s Production of Uranium Hexafluoride under the Amad Plan
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard [1]
April 2, 2020
Project Midan: New Information from the Archive
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian
March 5, 2020
Intensive Nuclear Weapons Component Testing Campaign during the Amad Plan
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
March 5, 2020
Gchine Coverup: Part 2
David Albright and Sarah Burkhard
February 20, 2020
Iran’s Early Development of Nuclear Weapons Codes— An Example from the Nuclear Archive of a Project Proposal at Imam Hussein University
David Albright and Mark Gorwitz
February 18, 2020
2019
Presence of Undeclared Natural Uranium at the Turquz-Abad Nuclear Weaponization Storage Location
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Olli Heinonen[1], and Frank Pabian [2]
November 20, 2019
IAEA Iran Safeguards Report Analysis - Iran Commits Multiple Violations of the Nuclear Deal, Several Non-Reversible
David Albright and Andrea Stricker*
November 13, 2019
New Estimates of Iran’s Breakout Capabilities at Declared Sites Using a New, Simple-to-Use Breakout Calculator
David Albright with Sarah Burkhard
September 3, 2019
IAEA Iran Safeguards Report Analysis: Nuclear Deal Violations Persist, Cooperation Decreasing
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
September 2, 2019
Conversion of Fordow: Another Unfulfilled Hope of the Iran Nuclear Deal
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Frank Pabian, and Jack Toole
July 10, 2019
IAEA Iran Safeguards Report Analysis: Iran Pushes Past an Advanced Centrifuge Limit
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
May 31, 2019
Opportunity for a New Iran Nuclear Deal - Stop driving into the sunset looking through the rearview mirror
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
May 22, 2019
Iranian Pathway to a Nuclear Weapon Under the Amad Plan–What we learned from the Nuclear Archives May 21, 2019
From Iran’s Nuclear Archive: Schematics of Warhead in a Shahab-3 Re-entry Vehicle May 17, 2019
Interactive Iranian Nuclear Weapon Schematic May 17, 2019
The Hill op-ed: What to Do with the Crown Jewels of Iran’s Nuclear Program
David Albright and Olli Heinonen**
May 16, 2019
From Iran’s Nuclear Archive: Image of Pin Dome Used in Hydrodynamic Testing of a Nuclear Weapon May 16, 2019
From Iran’s Nuclear Archive: Organizational Chart of Project 110, Amad Supraorganizational Plan May 15, 2019
Neutron Source: Iran’s Uranium Deuteride Neutron Initiator [1] May 13, 2019
From the Iranian Nuclear Archive: Image of Flyer Plate and Assembly System May 13, 2019
Shock Wave Generator for Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program: More than a Feasibility Study
David Albright and Olli Heinonen**
May 7, 2019
Summary of Report: Project Midan: Building an Underground Nuclear Test Site in Iran [1]
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Olli Heinonen, Frank Pabian, and Andrea Stricker
April 25, 2019
Summary of Report: The Fordow Enrichment Plant, aka Al Ghadir [1] - Iran’s Nuclear Archive reveals Fordow was built originally to make weapon- grade uranium for 1-2 nuclear weapons per year
David Albright, Frank Pabian [2], and Andrea Stricker
April 25, 2019
Iran’s Long-Term Centrifuge Enrichment Plan: Providing Needed Transparency
Institute for Science and International Security
April 25, 2019
Brief Response to IISS Piece
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
April 8, 2019
National Interest Op-ed: Don’t Rejoin the Iran Deal, Fix It
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
April 5, 2019
IAEA Visits Turquz-Abad: Too Little, Too Late? The IAEA Has Many More Sites to Inspect Associated with the Iranian Nuclear Archive
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
April 4, 2019
Project Midan: Developing and Building an Underground Nuclear Test Site in Iran
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Olli Heinonen*, Frank Pabian**, and Andrea Stricker
April 2, 2019
Main report, with Annex I
The Fordow Enrichment Plant, aka Al Ghadir: Iran’s Nuclear Archive Reveals Site Originally Purposed to Produce Weapon-Grade Uranium for 1-2 Nuclear Weapons per Year
David Albright, Frank Pabian*, and Andrea Stricker
March 13, 2019
PDF file of report
Summary of Report: The Plan: Iran’s Nuclear Archive Shows It Planned to Build Five Nuclear Weapons by mid-2003 [1]
David Albright, Olli Heinonen, and Andrea Stricker
March 6, 2019
Summary of Report: Breaking Up and Reorienting Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program [1] - Iran’s Nuclear Archive Shows the 2003 Restructuring of its Nuclear Weapons Program, then called the Amad Program, into Covert and Overt Parts
David Albright, Olli Heinonen, and Andrea Stricker
March 6, 2019
Summary of Report: A Key Missing Piece of the Amad Puzzle: The Shahid Boroujerdi Project for Production of Uranium Metal and Nuclear Weapons Components [1]
David Albright, Olli Heinonen, Frank Pabian, and Andrea Stricker
March 6, 2019
Summary of Report: Anatomy of Iran’s Nuclear Deception and How Iran Benefited
David Albright, Olli Heinonen, Frank Pabian, and Andrea Stricker
March 6, 2019
The Time is Now to Act on the Iranian Nuclear Archives March 6, 2019
The Iranian Nuclear Archive: Implications and Recommendations
David Albright, Olli Heinonen [1], and Andrea Stricker
February 25, 2019
Parsing Iran’s Claims about Quickly Reconstituting the IR-40: Are the Plutonium Pathway Restrictions Undermined?
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
February 5, 2019
A Key Missing Piece of the Amad Puzzle: The Shahid Boroujerdi Project for Production of Uranium Metal & Nuclear Weapons Components
David Albright, Olli Heinonen [1], Frank Pabian [2], and Andrea Stricker
January 11, 2019
PDF file of report
2018
Anatomy of Iran’s Deception and How Iran Benefited - Iran’s Nuclear Archive Confirms Gchine Uranium and Yellowcake Production Plant were Originally Part of a Clandestine Nuclear Weapons Fuel Cycle. Yet, Gchine never stopped operating.
David Albright, Olli Heinonen [1] , Frank Pabian [2], and Andrea Stricker
December 19, 2018
Case Study: How Extraterritorial Enforcement Can Disrupt Iran’s Illicit Financing Schemes - the Example of Huawei and Skycom
Andrea Stricker
December 13, 2018
Revealed: Emptying of the Iranian “Atomic Warehouse” at Turquz Abad
David Albright, Olli Heinonen[1], Frank Pabian[2], and Andrea Stricker
November 29, 2018
The Plan: Iran’s Nuclear Archive Shows it Planned to Build Five Nuclear Weapons by mid-2003
David Albright, Olli Heinonen*, and Andrea Stricker
November 20, 2018
Breaking Up and Reorienting Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program - Iran’s Nuclear Archive Shows the 2003 Restructuring of its Nuclear Weapons Program, then called the AMAD Program, into Covert and Overt Parts
David Albright, Olli Heinonen,[1] and Andrea Stricker
October 29, 2018
New Information about the Parchin Site: What the Atomic Archive Reveals About Iran’s Past Nuclear Weapons Related High Explosive Work at the Parchin High Explosive Test Site
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Olli Heinonen,[1] and Frank Pabian[2]
October 23, 2018
Previously Identified: Iran’s New Centrifuge Assembly Workshop
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
June 6, 2018
Technical Note on Iran’s Enrichment-Related Notifications to the IAEA
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
June 5, 2018
Statement Regarding the U.S. Decision to Terminate Participation in the JCPOA
Institute for Science and International Security
May 8, 2018
It Fits! Qom Site Layout
David Albright and Frank Pabian
May 1, 2018
Iran’s Investigation of Possible Underground Nuclear Test Sites in the AMAD Program prior to 2004
Institute for Science and International Security
May 1, 2018
Iran Nuclear Deal Procurement Channel Update: Is it being bypassed?
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
March 26, 2018
Washington Post op-ed: Europe’s best chance on Iran could soon evaporate
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
January 3, 2018
2017
Analysis of the IAEA’s Eighth Iran Nuclear Deal Report: The JCPOA two years after Adoption Day
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
November 13, 2017
Note on the Question of Iran/North Korean Cooperation
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
October 16, 2017
Update on Iran’s Compliance with the JCPOA Nuclear Limits- Iran’s Centrifuge Breakage Problem: Accidental Compliance
David Albright
September 21, 2017
Strengthening the Counter-Illicit Nuclear Trade Regime in the Face of New Threats: A Two-Year Review of Proliferation Threats Associated with the Middle East
David Albright, Andrea Stricker, Sarah Burkhard, and Erica Wenig
September 12, 2017
Analysis of the IAEA’s Seventh Iran Nuclear Deal Report: Still Little Detail and Potential Verification Problems
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
September 1, 2017
Verifying Section T of the Iran Nuclear Deal: Iranian Military Site Access Essential to JCPOA Section T Verification
David Albright and Olli Heinonen[1]
August 31, 2017
Nuclear Infrastructure and Proliferation Risks of the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Egypt
Sarah Burkhard, Erica Wenig, David Albright, and Andrea Stricker
August 25, 2017
Revisiting Parchin: With plenty of evidence of past Iranian nuclear weapons activity at Parchin, the IAEA needs to revisit the site
David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Olli Heinonen,[1] Allison Lach, and Frank Pabian[2]
August 21, 2017
Status of the Iran Nuclear Deal’s Procurement Channel
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
August 16, 2017
Enforcing the Iran Nuclear Deal More Effectively and Holistically ; A Response to Recent Analysis by IISS
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
June 16, 2017
Analysis of the IAEA’s Sixth Iran Nuclear Deal Report: A Return to More Limited Data
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
June 5, 2017
Is Iran Mass Producing Advanced Gas Centrifuge Components? Can we even know with the way the Iran deal has been structured and implemented so far?
David Albright and Olli Heinonen
May 30, 2017
WSJ op-ed: Trump Tries a ‘Waive-and-Slap’ Approach to Tehran
Mark Dubowitz and David Albright
May 17, 2017
U.S. Export Control Reform: Impacts and Implications for Controlling the Export of Proliferation-Sensitive Goods and Technologies, A Policy Document for the New President and Congress
Andrea Stricker with David Albright
May 17, 2017
Case Study: U.S. Man Indicted in Larger Iranian Financial Sanctions Busting Scheme
Andrea Stricker
May 3, 2017
Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Ambitions and Proliferation Risks
Sarah Burkhard, Erica Wenig, David Albright, and Andrea Stricker
March 30, 2017
Case Study: Guilty Plea for Charge of Exporting Metallic Powder to Iran
Andrea Stricker
March 23, 2017
Analysis of the IAEA’s Fifth Iran Nuclear Deal Report
David Albright and Andrea Stricker*
March 3, 2017
Comment on New Joint Commission Decision to Address Iran’s Hold Up Material at the EUPP
David Albright
January 12, 2017
2016
Heavy Water Loophole in the Iran Deal
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
December 21, 2016
Case Study: Two Arrested in Iranian Aircraft Parts Trafficking Scheme, Result of U.S. Sting Operation
Andrea Stricker
December 7, 2016
Case Study: Four Turkish Nationals Indicted for Making Illicit U.S. Financial Transactions
Andrea Stricker
November 30, 2016
Analysis of the IAEA’s Fourth Iran Deal Report: Time of Change
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
November 15, 2016
Analysis of the IAEA’s Third Iran Deal Report: Filling in Missing Details
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
September 9, 2016
In Response to Reactions over our JCPOA Exemptions Paper
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
September 6, 2016
JCPOA Exemptions Revealed
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
September 1, 2016
Previously Sanctioned Iranian Entities Doing Business in China
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
July 7, 2016
Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Attempted Carbon Fiber Procurement
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
July 7, 2016
Parchin: Will the IAEA Verify the Absence of Nuclear Weapons Activities in Iran?
By David Albright, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, and Andrea Stricker
June 20, 2016
IAEA’s Second JCPOA Report: Key Information Still Missing May 31, 2016
Update on Iran’s Stocks of 3.5 Percent Low Enriched Uranium, Rev. 1 May 27, 2016
State Department’s Questionable Testimony on U.S. Heavy Water Purchase from Iran
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
May 26, 2016
Update on Iran’s Stocks of 3.5 Percent Low Enriched Uranium
David Albright
May 23, 2016
U.S. Purchase of Iran’s Heavy Water: Encouraging a Dangerous Nuclear Supplier
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
May 23, 2016
Case Study: Nuclear Traffickers Conspired to Procure High Speed Cameras
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
May 19, 2016
The Iran Nuclear Deal’s Procurement Channel: Overcoming Post-Implementation Day Issues
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
April 21, 2016
IAEA’s First Post-Implementation Day Report: Key Information Missing
David Albright, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, and Andrea Stricker
February 26, 2016
Parchin after Implementation Day: When Will the IAEA Go?
By David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
February 17, 2016
Implementation Day Report
David Albright, Andrea Stricker, and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
January 17, 2016
2015
Making Sense of Iran’s Stocks of 3.5 and Near 20 percent LEU
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
December 23, 2015
Taking Stock of Iran’s Near 20 Percent LEU
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
December 14, 2015
JCPOA Procurement Channel: Architecture and Issues
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
December 11, 2015
Power Point download
Analysis of the IAEA’s Report on the PMD of Iran’s Nuclear Program
David Albright, Andrea Stricker, and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
December 8, 2015
Parchin in the IAEA’s Final Assessment on the PMD to Iran’s Nuclear Program
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
December 3, 2015
Initial Reactions to the IAEA’s PMD Report
David Albright, Andrea Stricker, and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
December 2, 2015
Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report
By David Albright, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, Andrea Stricker, and Daniel Schnur
November 19, 2015
Addressing the Military Dimensions of Iran’s Nuclear Program
David Albright, Olli Heinonen, and Andrea Stricker
November 4, 2015
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
September 28, 2015
IAEA Visit to the Parchin Site
David Albright, Olli Heinonen, and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
September 22, 2015
Additional Taiwan-Based Element of Iranian Military Goods Procurement Network Exposed
David Albright, Andrea Stricker, Daniel Schnur, and Sarah Burkhard
September 16, 2015
Parchin Site Update and Debate
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
September 11, 2015
Preliminary Assessment of the JCPOA Procurement Channel
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
August 31, 2015
ISIS Analysis of the IAEA Iran Safeguards Report
David Albright, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, Andrea Stricker, and Daniel Schnur
August 28, 2015
Breakout Timelines Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
David Albright, Houston Wood, and Andrea Stricker
August 18, 2015
Flawed Analysis by Robert Kelley in IHS Jane’s 360
Institute for Science and International Security
August 13, 2015
WP Op-Ed: What Iran’s Hostile Reaction to the Parchin Issue Means for the Nuclear Deal
David Albright
August 10, 2015
Satellite Imagery Does Not Support Iranian Road Work Claim at Parchin
David Albright, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, and Andrea Stricker
August 7, 2015
Renewed Activity at the Parchin Site in Iran
By David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
August 5, 2015
ISIS Analysis of JCPOA (Verification and Heavy Water Reactor Restrictions)
Institute for Science and International Security
July 28, 2015
ISIS Analysis of JCPOA (LEU Cap, Civil Nuclear Benefits, JCPOA Fundamental Goal)
Institute for Science and International Security
July 22, 2015
ISIS Analysis of JCPOA (LEU Stocks, Plutonium Pathway, and PMD)
Institute for Science and International Security
July 21, 2015
On-Going Debate Over Iran’s Newly Produced LEU Hexafluoride
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
July 3, 2015
Resolving the IAEA’s PMD Concerns Concretely Prior to the Lifting of Key Sanctions
David Albright
July 2, 2015
Iran’s Newly Produced Low Enriched Uranium Hexafluoride: Not Fully Converted
David Albright, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, and Andrea Stricker
July 1, 2015
The U.S. Fact Sheet’s Missing Part: Iran’s Near 20 Percent LEU Updated June 5, 2015 with new IAEA data
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
June 5, 2015
State Department Explanation of Iran’s Newly Produced 3.5 Percent Enriched Uranium Falls Short
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
June 5, 2015
Iran’s Stock of Less than Five Percent Low Enriched Uranium June 2015 Update
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
June 2, 2015
ISIS’s Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report May 29, 2015
Parchin: A Pre-Comprehensive Agreement Update
By David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
May 26, 2015
Case Study: Skilled Procurement Ring Charged in Illegally Obtaining Goods for Iran
By Christopher Coughlin and Andrea Stricker
May 5, 2015
The U.S. Fact Sheet’s Missing Parts: Iran’s Near 20 Percent LEU
By David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
May 4, 2015
Comments on the April 20, 2015 IAEA Report on the Status of Iran’s Compliance with the JPA
By David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
April 22, 2015
ISIS Note: Why Access to Iranian Military Sites Matters in a Long-Term Deal
Christopher Coughlin
April 13, 2015
P5+1/Iran Framework: Needs Strengthening
David Albright, Andrea Stricker, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, and Houston Wood
April 11, 2015
Updates to ISIS Illicit Trade Case Studies
Christopher Coughlin and Andrea Stricker
April 1, 2015
Preventing Proliferation Assistance between Iran and other Proliferant States or Entities
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
March 30, 2015
ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report
By David Albright, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, Andrea Stricker, Paulina Izewicz, and Daniel Schnur
February 20, 2015
ISIS’s initial findings from the Iran safeguards report
David Albright, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, Andrea Stricker, Paulina Izewicz, and Daniel Schnur
February 19, 2015
Modifications at the Parchin Site: A Comprehensive Timeline; New Imagery Suggests Re-Asphalting
David Albright, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, and Christopher Coughlin
February 11, 2015
2014
Case Study: Iranian Illicit Financing for Quds Force’s Overseas Purchases
David Albright and Jack Dishner
December 17, 2014
Update on IR-5 Centrifuge Issue: Taking Stock
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
December 16, 2014
Stopping Iran’s Illicit Nuclear Procurement
Ian J. Stewart and Andrea Stricker
December 12, 2014
Iran’s Stock of near 20 Percent LEU under the Extension of the Joint Plan of Action
David Albright, Paulina Izewicz, and Andrea Stricker
December 8, 2014
Update on Iran’s Stock of Less than Five Percent Low Enriched Uranium
David Albright and Paulina Izewicz
November 24, 2014
Analysis of Status of Iran’s Compliance with the Joint Plan of Action
David Albright, Paulina Izewicz, and Andrea Stricker
November 24, 2014
Provisions to Limit Future Iranian Illicit Procurements for Its Nuclear Programs
David Albright and Olli Heinonen
November 20, 2014
A Note on Iran’s IR-5 Centrifuge Feeding
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
November 20, 2014
Revisiting Iran’s Stock of Near 20 Percent LEU
David Albright and Paulina Izewicz
November 18, 2014
Evaluating Iran’s Stock of Less than Five Percent Low Enriched Uranium
David Albright and Paulina Izewicz
November 18, 2014
ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report
David Albright, Paulina Izewicz, Andrea Stricker, and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
November 7, 2014
Initial Reaction to IAEA Safeguards Report
Intitute for Science and International Security
November 7, 2014
Covering all the Iran Nuclear Breakout Paths in the P5+1 Negotiations
David Albright
November 6, 2014
A New Approach to Resolve Military Aspects of Iran’s Nuclear Program
David Albright and Olli Heinonen
November 5, 2014
Event: Albright, Perkovich, Pletka on Iran October 24, 2014
Update on Alleged Explosion at Parchin Military Complex
David Albright, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
October 21, 2014
Finding the Site of the Alleged Explosion at the Parchin Military Complex
David Albright, Joseph Bermudez, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, and Stephen Wood
October 9, 2014
Technical Note: Making Sense out of the IR-8 Centrifuge
David Albright
September 23, 2014
Technical Note: Making Sense out of Iran’s Offers to Cut its SWUs
David Albright
September 23, 2014
Compendium of ISIS’s Reports and Recommendations on the P5+1/Iran Long-Term Deal Negotiations
Institute for Science and International Security
September 22, 2014
Iran Admits Illegally Acquiring Goods for its Nuclear Programs
David Albright, Daniel Schnur, and Andrea Stricker
September 10, 2014
Advisory: United States Enforces Existing Sanctions against Key Iranian Company
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
September 9, 2014
ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report
David Albright, Paulina Izewicz, Andrea Stricker, and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
September 5, 2014
Update on Parchin: A Necessary Piece of a Comprehensive Nuclear Deal
David Albright, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, Andrea Stricker, and Daniel Schnur
September 3, 2014
Centrifuge Research and Development Limitations in Iran
Institute for Science and International Security
August 29, 2014
Time is Short for Iran to Address IAEA’s Nuclear Weapon Concerns
Institute for Science and International Security
August 1, 2014
Iran’s Near 20 Percent Stock: Status and Need to Reduce Size
David Albright and Paulina Izewicz
July 31, 2014
“The Six’s” Guiding Principles in Negotiating with Iran
David Albright, Olli Heinonen, and Andrea Stricker
July 22, 2014
Iranian Breakout Study Drastically Overestimates Time to Nuclear Weapon
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
June 17, 2014
Comments on the Princeton Group’s Proposal on Iran: Appendix 1 Centrifuge R&D Limitations June 12, 2014
Comments on the Princeton Group’s Proposal on Iran
ISIS
June 12, 2014
In Response to Gareth Porter’s Ridiculous Attack
David Albright
June 9, 2014
Five Compromises to Avoid in a Comprehensive Agreement with Iran
David Albright, Olli Heinonen, and Andrea Stricker
June 3, 2014
Spin, Spin, Spin
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
May 27, 2014
ISIS Analysis of the IAEA Iran Safeguards Report
David Albright, Paulina Izewicz, Andrea Stricker, and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
May 23, 2014
Making Iran Come Clean About Its Nukes
David Albright and Bruno Tertrais
May 15, 2014
Parchin: Resolution Urgent
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
May 12, 2014
Case Study- Serial Proliferator Karl Li: China’s Continued Refusal to Act
David Albright, Andrea Stricker, and Donald Stewart
May 8, 2014
Case Study: Chinese Citizen’s Involvement in the Supply of MKS Pressure Transducers to Iran Preventing a Reoccurrence
Ian J. Stewart, Andrea Stricker, and David Albright
April 30, 2014
Case Study- Suspicious Advertisements for High Quality Maraging Steel The question of Electrovek Steel’s Farsi language web site
David Albright, Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, Donald Stewart, and Andrea Stricker
April 28, 2014
Case Study- Canada Prosecutes Company for Possible Nuclear Related Export to Iran
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
April 24, 2014
Olli Heinonen on Iran’s implementation of the JPA
Olli Heinonen
March 25, 2014
Update on Iran’s Total Near 20 Percent Enriched Uranium Stock
David Albright, Patrick Migliorini, Christina Walrond, and Houston Wood
March 11, 2014
The Iran Primer- Centrifuges: Key to Final Nuclear Deal
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
March 10, 2014
Changes Visible at Parchin Nuclear Site Why Parchin Matters to a Final Deal
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
February 25, 2014
Update on Lashkar Ab’ad: Iran’s Laser Enrichment Capabilities
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
February 24, 2014
Iran’s Centrifuge Research and Development Program: Revised
David Albright and Paulina Izewicz
February 24, 2014
Additional Centrifuge Plants: Update
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
February 24, 2014
ISIS Analysis of the IAEA Iran Safeguards Report
David Albright, Christina Walrond, and Andrea Stricker
February 20, 2014
Maintaining a Six-Month Breakout Timeline in Iran
David Albright, Patrick Migliorini, Christina Walrond, and Houston Wood
February 17, 2014
Exploding Bridge Wire Issue: A Crack in the Door?
David Albright
February 12, 2014
Case Study - U.S. Busts Iranian Smuggling Scheme Involving a Nuclear-Related Good
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
January 31, 2014
Iran’s Centrifuge Research and Development Program
David Albright and Paulina Izewicz
January 27, 2014
Defining Iranian Nuclear Programs in a Comprehensive Solution
ISIS
January 21, 2014
Update on Fordow Centrifuge Site: Future Uncertain
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
January 13, 2014
2013
No Significant Changes Visible at Parchin Nuclear Site
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
December 10, 2013
Iran’s Negotiating Track with the IAEA
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
November 26, 2013
The Rocky Path to a Long-Term Settlement with Iran
David Albright
November 25, 2013
ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report
David Albright, Christina Walrond, and Andrea Stricker
November 15, 2013
Determining the Irreducible Elements of an Interim Agreement with Iran: A Freeze Plus
ISIS
November 5, 2013
Case Study - Getting to the Core: United States Charges Iranian with Missile Export Violations
Andrea Stricker
November 4, 2013
Iranian Breakout Estimates - Summary
Patrick Migliorini, David Albright, Houston Wood, and Christina Walrond
October 24, 2013
Iranian Breakout Estimates, Updated September 2013
Patrick Migliorini, David Albright, Houston Wood, and Christina Walrond
October 24, 2013
David Albright’s Testimony on Iran before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
David Albright
October 3, 2013
An Appeal to Iran
David Albright and Christina Walrond
September 19, 2013
Misleading Statement on Iran’s 20 Percent Low Enriched Uranium Conversion
David Albright and Christina Walrond
September 13, 2013
ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report
David Albright, Christina Walrond, and Andrea Stricker
August 28, 2013
Quick Reaction to IAEA Safeguards Report on Iran August 28, 2013
Update on the Parchin Site
David Albright and Robert Avagyan
August 22, 2013
Modeling Iran’s Tandem Cascade Configuration for Uranium Enrichment by Gas Centrifuge
William C. Witt, Patrick Migliorini, David Albright, Houston Wood
July 31, 2013
Critical Capability
David Albright and Christina Walrond
July 30, 2013
Lashkar Ab’ad: Iran’s Unexplained Laser Enrichment Capabilities
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini
July 29, 2013
Iran’s Critical Capability in 2014: Verifiably Stopping Iran from Increasing the Number and Quality of its Centrifuges
David Albright and Christina Walrond
July 17, 2013
Update on the Arak Reactor
David Albright and Christina Walrond
July 15, 2013
Can Rouhani Deliver a Nuclear Deal? Can he be Trusted?
Meredith Tull and Andrea Stricker
June 19, 2013
ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report of May 22, 2013
David Albright, Christina Walrond, and Andrea Stricker
May 22, 2013
Iran Laying Asphalt at the Suspect Parchin Site May 22, 2013
Stopping an Undetectable Iranian Bomb
David Albright, Mark Dubowitz, and Orde Kittrie
March 27, 2013
Preventing the Suppression of Uncomfortable Truths on Iran’s Nuclear Program
David Albright
March 7, 2013
Basic Attack Strategy of Stuxnet 0.5 rev. 1
the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)
February 28, 2013
ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report
by David Albright, Christina Walrond, Andrea Stricker, and Robert Avagyan
February 21, 2013
Flawed Bloomberg Article on Iran Nuclear Sanctions
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
February 20, 2013
Ring Magnets for IR-1 Centrifuges
David Albright
February 13, 2013
Day after Alleged Sabotage at Fordow: Hardly the Expected Emergency Response
David Albright, Robert Avagyan and Andrea Stricker
January 30, 2013
Taking Stock and Moving Forward on the Issue of the Parchin High Explosives Test Site
David Albright and Robert Avagyan
January 25, 2013
Steering Iran Away from Building Nuclear Weapons
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
January 16, 2013
U.S. Nonproliferation Strategy for the Changing Middle East
David Albright,, Mark Dubowitz, Orde Kittrie, Leonard Spector and Michael Yaffe
January 14, 2013
Executive Summary - U.S. Nonproliferation Strategy for the Changing Middle East
David Albright,, Mark Dubowitz, Orde Kittrie, Leonard Spector and Michael Yaffe
January 14, 2013
Press Release - Project on U.S. Middle East Nonproliferation Strategy January 14, 2013
2012
The AP Graphs: A Preliminary Discussion
David Albright
December 19, 2012
Update on Ongoing Construction at the Parchin High Explosive Test Site
David Albright and Robert Avagyan
December 12, 2012
Significant Changes Made to Parchin High Explosives Test Site, Further Activity Likely November 29, 2012
Understanding the IAEA’s Mandate in Iran: Avoiding Misinterpretations
By David Albright, Olli Heinonen, and Orde Kittrie
November 27, 2012
ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report
by David Albright, Christina Walrond, and Andrea Stricker
November 16, 2012
Aiding the Physics Research Center’s Overseas Procurements: Role of Applied Science Co. and Akebono Boeki Co. November 15, 2012
Appendix: Applied Science Telexes November 15, 2012
Comments on Wall Street Journal Editorial and Our Breakout Estimates*
David Albright, Christina Walrond, William Witt, and Houston Wood
October 30, 2012
United States Prosecutes U.S.-Based Smuggler Working for Iran
Andrea Stricker
October 26, 2012
Discouraging Any Iranian Decision to Produce Highly Enriched Uranium
David Albright, Andrea Stricker, and Christina Walrond
October 25, 2012
Parchin High Explosives Test Site Activity Still Ongoing
David Albright and Robert Avagyan
October 17, 2012
Iran’s Evolving Breakout Potential
William C. Witt, Christina Walrond, David Albright and Houston Wood
October 8, 2012
Revisiting Danilenko and the Explosive Chamber at Parchin: A Review Based on Open Sources
David Albright and Robert Avagyan
September 17, 2012
Revisiting Vyacheslav Danilenko: His Origins in the Soviet Nuclear Weapons Complex
Mark Gorwitz
September 17, 2012
V. V. Danilenko’s Expertise in Explosive Chambers: Translated Selections from the 2003 Book
Robert Avagyan
September 17, 2012
Time for Action on Iran at IAEA Board of Governors Meeting
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
September 11, 2012
Hypocritical Non-Aligned Movement communiqué supports Iran’s continued nuclear stonewalling
David Albright, Andrea Stricker, and Andrew Ortendahl
September 7, 2012
ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report from August 30, 2012
David Albright, Christina Walrond, Andrea Stricker, and Robert Avagyan
August 30, 2012
Iran’s heading of the Non-Aligned Movement: Lead up to more confrontation?
Andrew Ortendahl and Andrea Stricker
August 29, 2012
New Phase of Suspect Activity at Parchin Site
David Albright and Robert Avagyan
August 24, 2012
Support the Reformist Call for a National Referendum over Iran’s Nuclear Program
Lyle Bacaltos and Andrea Stricker
August 20, 2012
British Bank Accused of Doing Massive Illegal Iran Business: Settles with New York Authorities
Andrea Stricker
August 15, 2012
Major U.S. Sting Operation Arrests Iranian in Nuclear Smuggling Network
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
August 10, 2012
Potential Change in Iran’s Nuclear Fatwa?
Lyle Bacaltos
August 2, 2012
Cleanup Activity at Suspected Parchin Test Site Appears Complete: Site Considerably Altered
David Albright and Robert Avagyan
August 1, 2012
Activity at Parchin Explosive Testing Site Continues: Time Running Out for a Sound IAEA Inspection
David Albright and Robert Avagyan
July 2, 2012
Suspected Clean-Up Activity Continues at Parchin Military Complex: Considerable Dirt Movement Near Suspect Building
David Albright and Robert Avagyan
June 20, 2012
Iranian Production of 19.75 Percent Enriched Uranium: Beyond Its Realistic Needs
David Albright and Christina Walrond
June 15, 2012
Déjà vu at Fordow? What are Iran’s enrichment plans?
David Albright, Andrea Stricker, and Christina Walrond
June 4, 2012
Is Iran Building a Third Enrichment Plant?
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
June 4, 2012
Further Activity at Suspected Parchin Explosive Testing Complex: Two Small Buildings Razed
David Albright and Robert Avagyan
May 30, 2012
ISIS Analysis of the May 25, 2012 IAEA Iran Safeguards Report: Production of 3.5% Enriched Uranium Increases Significantly; Iran Continues to Increase its Stock of 19.75% LEU; Rapid Installation of Large Numbers of IR-1 Centrifuge Outer Casings Not a Prelude to Dramatically Increased Centrifuge Deployment at Natanz or Fordow; Advanced Centrifuge Program Still Troubled But Makes Some Progress
David Albright, Andrea Stricker, and Christina Walrond
May 25, 2012
The Physics Research Center Telexes: New ISIS Studies and Findings
David Albright and Paul Brannan
May 16, 2012
Iranian Smuggling for Military Nuclear Programs: From Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group to the PHRC
David Albright and Paul Brannan
May 16, 2012
Telexes: Front Company Kala Naft
David Albright and Paul Brannan
May 16, 2012
Telexes: Amir Kabir University and Dr. Shahmoradi
David Albright
May 16, 2012
The Telexes: Whole Body Counters and the Physics Research Center
David Albright and Paul Brannan
May 16, 2012
Case Study - U.S. Company Charged with Pressure Transducer Sales: Who Were the End Users? May 14, 2012
Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Responds to Evidence of New Activity at Parchin Site May 11, 2012
Opening the Door to a Solution with Iran
David Albright and Olli Heinonen*
May 9, 2012
New Satellite Image Shows Activity at Parchin Site in Iran
David Albright and Paul Brannan
May 8, 2012
Internal IAEA information links the Supreme Leader to 1984 decision to seek a nuclear arsenal April 20, 2012
Media Matters’ Faulty Report on Broadcast Media April 19, 2012
A Freeze Today, Not in the Future, to Iran’s 20 Percent Enrichment
David Albright, Andrea Stricker, Paul Brannan, and Christina Walrond
April 10, 2012
Early Satellite Image Shows Foundation for High Explosive Test Chamber at Parchin Site in Iran: What was the Chamber for?
David Albright and Paul Brannan
April 10, 2012
U.S. Intelligence Estimates and the Iranian Nuclear Program
David Albright and Paul Brannan
April 9, 2012
The New National Intelligence Estimate on Iran: A Step in the Right Direction
David Albright and Paul Brannan
March 22, 2012
Department 70 and the Physics Research Center: Extensive Interest in Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technologies
David Albright, Paul Brannan, Mark Gorwitz, and Andrew Ortendahl
March 19, 2012
Appendix for Department 70 March 15, 2012
Communication Dated 2 March 2012 received from the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Agency, GOV/INF/2012/4 March 15, 2012
Satellite Image of Building Which Contains a High Explosive Test Chamber at the Parchin Site in Iran
David Albright and Paul Brannan
March 13, 2012
Preventing Iran From Getting Nuclear Weapons: Constraining Its Future Nuclear Options
David Albright, Paul Brannan, Andrea Stricker, Christina Walrond, and Houston Wood
March 5, 2012
The Physics Research Center and Iran’s Parallel Military Nuclear Program
David Albright, Paul Brannan, and Andrea Stricker
February 23, 2012
PHRC telex appendix February 23, 2012
No Obama Letter to Iran? January 20, 2012
Reality Check: Shorter and Shorter Timeframe if Iran Decides to Make Nuclear Weapons Rev.1
David Albright, Paul Brannan, Andrea Stricker and Andrew Ortendahl
January 18, 2012
2011
No Visible Evidence of Explosion at Esfahan Nuclear Site; Adjacent Facility Razed December 8, 2011
Vyacheslav Danilenko – Background, Research, and Proliferation Concerns
Mark Gorwitz
November 29, 2011
Satellite Image Showing Damage from November 12, 2011 Blast at Military Base in Iran
Paul Brannan
November 28, 2011
Iran’s Ridiculous Distraction November 18, 2011
ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report: Part II - Iran’s Work and Foreign Assistance on a Multipoint Initiation System for a Nuclear Weapon
David Albright, Paul Brannan, Mark Gorwitz and Andrea Stricker
November 14, 2011
ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report: Part 1 IAEA Details Evidence of Nuclear Weaponization Activities in Violation of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty; Enrichment at Natanz Continues to Stagnate; Three Cascades of IR-1 Centrifuges Installed at Fordow, Low Enriched Uranium Cylinder Moved to Fordow
David Albright, Paul Brannan, Andrea Stricker, and Christina Walrond
November 8, 2011
Iran Nuclear Issue – Considerations for a Negotiated Outcome
John Carlson
November 4, 2011
Debunking Gregory Jones Again
David Albright and Christina Walrond
October 27, 2011
Iran’s Advanced Centrifuges
David Albright and Christina Walrond
October 19, 2011
Performance of the IR-1 Centrifuge at Natanz
David Albright and Christina Walrond
October 19, 2011
New Satellite Imagery of Iranian Nuclear Sites on Google Earth October 11, 2011
Ahmadinejad Reiterates Willingness to Halt 20 Percent Enrichment September 22, 2011
Determining the purpose of Iran’s growing stock of 19.75 percent enriched uranium : Production should be capped.
David Albright and Christina Walrond
September 21, 2011
Natanz Enrichment Site: Boondoggle or Part of an Atomic Bomb Production Complex?
David Albright, Paul Brannan, Andrea Stricker, and Christina Walrond
September 21, 2011
Critique of a Recent Breakout Estimate at the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP)*
David Albright, Paul Brannan, and Christina Walrond
September 20, 2011
Ahmadinejad and Abbasi-Davani at Odds on Enrichment Claims September 14, 2011
ISIS Analysis of the IAEA Iran Safeguards Report from September 2, 2011
David Albright, Paul Brannan, Andrea Stricker, and Christina Walrond
September 2, 2011
ISIS Analysis Part II: Iran’s Critique of May 24, 2011 IAEA Safeguards Report: More Obfuscation
Andrea Stricker
September 2, 2011
Abbasi-Davani Interview on Iran’s 20 Percent Enrichment August 31, 2011
Two Recent Media Reports to Note on Iran’s Nuclear Program August 29, 2011
Iran Moving Centrifuges to Fordow August 24, 2011
Iran’s Critique of May 24, 2011 IAEA Safeguards Report: Arguments Not Based on Facts
Paul Brannan
August 12, 2011
ISIS Analysis of Russian Proposal: Ask Iran to Come Clean on Nuclear Weaponization Before Removing Sanctions August 4, 2011
Iran Confirms Installation of Advanced Centrifuges July 19, 2011
Iran Reportedly Installing Advanced Centrifuges July 15, 2011
Iran to IAEA: Drop Nuclear Weaponization Investigation July 13, 2011
Case Study - IRISL and Affiliates Indicted on Financial Conspiracy Charges
Andrea Stricker
July 8, 2011
Will Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani lead Iran to nuclear weapons? (Rev. 1)
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Andrea Stricker
June 24, 2011
Ahmadinejad Announcement Laying Groundwork for Official Policy of Nuclear Ambiguity? June 23, 2011
Iran Signals Continued Delay in Ratifying Nuclear Safety Pact: Is the Bushehr Power Reactor Safe?
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
June 22, 2011
UN Report Cites 2 Unreported Long-Range Iranian Missile Launches June 17, 2011
IAEA Worried about Ongoing Military Nuclear Work in Iran
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Andrea Stricker
June 8, 2011
Moving 20 Percent Enrichment to Fordow: Slow Motion Breakout Continues?
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Andrea Stricker
June 8, 2011
Time for Iran to Come Clean and Cooperate With the IAEA
David Albright and Paul Brannan
June 7, 2011
ISIS Analysis of May 24, 2011 IAEA Safeguards Report on Iran (Revised May 25)
David Albright, Andrea Stricker and Christina Walrond
May 24, 2011
Yadegari Appeal Denied by Canadian Court
Andrea Stricker
April 14, 2011
IAEA Iran Safeguards Report: Expansion of Natanz Enrichment Plant Lags (Rev. 1) ; LEU Production Not as High as Expected; Iran Readying Advanced Centrifuges for Deployment?
David Albright, Andrea Stricker, and Christina Walrond
February 25, 2011
Stuxnet Malware and Natanz: Update of ISIS December 22, 2010 Report
David Albright, Paul Brannan, and Christina Walrond
February 16, 2011
Case Study - A Smuggler’s Use of the U.S. Financial System to Receive Illegal Payments from Iran Updated February 11, 2011
Andrea Stricker
February 11, 2011
2010
Did Stuxnet Take Out 1,000 Centrifuges at the Natanz Enrichment Plant? Preliminary Assessment
David Albright, Paul Brannan, and Christina Walrond
December 22, 2010
State Department Cables: Stopping Iran’s and North Korea’s Illicit Procurement for their Nuclear and Ballistic Missile Programs December 10, 2010
IAEA Iran Safeguards Report: Shutdown of Enrichment at Natanz Result of Stuxnet Virus? Downgrade in Role of Fordow Enrichment Site; LEU Production May Have Decreased
David Albright, Andrea Stricker, and Christina Walrond
November 23, 2010
Stuxnet Worm Targets Automated Systems for Frequency Converters: Are Iranian Centrifuges the Target?
David Albright and Andrea Stricker
November 17, 2010
Avoiding the Legitimization of Iranian Enrichment: Better to Discourage Options Involving the Conversion of Iran’s LEU Stock into Bushehr Reactor Fuel
David Albright, Paul Brannan, and Andrea Stricker
October 27, 2010
Chinese Firms Continue to Evade Iran Sanctions October 19, 2010
Comprehensive Piece on Iranian Military Equipment Smuggler and U.S. Sting Operation October 5, 2010
ISIS Analysis of New Covert Uranium Enrichment Plant Construction Claims September 9, 2010
IAEA Iran Safeguards Report: Iran Degrading Safeguards Effectiveness; Low Enriched Uranium Production Holds Steady
David Albright and Paul Brannan; Charts prepared by Christina Walrond
September 6, 2010
Technical Note: Iran Recycles the Tails in the Production of 19.75 Percent Uranium August 6, 2010
Case Study - Yadegari Sentenced to 20 Months Plus Time Served ; Worked for Procurement Ring that Supplied Iran’s Enrichment Program
Andrea Stricker
August 2, 2010
What is Iran’s competence in operating centrifuges?
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Andrea Stricker
July 26, 2010
Case Study - Update: New Charges for Irish Company Suspected of Military Exports to Iran
Andrea Stricker
July 16, 2010
Has Iran initiated a slow motion breakout to a nuclear weapon?
David Albright, Paul Brannan, and Andrea Stricker
July 12, 2010
Man Suspected of Illicit Nuclear Trade to Iran Found Guilty July 6, 2010
Eli Lake’s New Report and the Inadvertent Conflation of Sources About the Notorious Tinner Family July 2, 2010
New Der Spiegel Article on Iran’s Nuclear Program June 21, 2010
Taking Stock of the Production of 19.75 Percent Uranium at the PFEP
by David Albright, Paul Brannan, and Jacqueline Shire
June 11, 2010
IAEA Iran Report: Enrichment Increases Slightly; Lack of Adequate Safeguards
David Albright and Jacqueline Shire
Charts prepared by Christina Walrond
May 31, 2010
Was Kakavand’s Acquittal Part of a Quid Pro Quo with Iran? - Update II May 19, 2010
Iran’s Proposed LEU deal: Skeptical but Awaiting Clarification May 17, 2010
Update: U.S. Extradition Request Denied in France for Alleged Iranian Military Parts Smuggler May 12, 2010
Iran’s new centrifuge: What do we know about it?
David Albright, Jacqueline Shire, and Paul Brannan
April 13, 2010
Defected Iranian Nuclear Scientist Reportedly Worked Across from Secret Nuclear Weapons R&D Facility March 31, 2010
Supplement to Iran’s Gas Centrifuge Program: Taking Stock
David Albright and Christina Walrond
March 3, 2010
IAEA Report on Iran: Enrichment at Natanz improving; entire LEU tank moved to PFEP ; no progress on weaponization February 18, 2010
French Court Delays Decision over Extradition of Majid Kakavand February 17, 2010
Busting the Members at the Core of Iran’s Smuggling Networks for Nuclear, Missile, and Conventional Military Goods*
David Albright, Paul Brannan, and Andrea Scheel Stricker
February 16, 2010
Case Study - Inventive U.S. Sting Operation Catches Iran-Based Military Equipment Smuggler
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Andrea Scheel Stricker
February 16, 2010
Case Study - Former Iranian Ambassador Arrested in UK for Alleged Iran-Directed Smuggling Scheme
David Albright, Paul Brannan, and Andrea Scheel Stricker
February 16, 2010
Case Study - Middleman Majid Kakavand Arrested for Malaysia-Based Iranian Illicit Procurement Scheme
David Albright, Paul Brannan, and Andrea Scheel Stricker
February 16, 2010
Case Study - Arrest Made in Germany of Core Iranian Procurement Agent
David Albright, Paul Brannan, and Andrea Scheel Stricker
February 16, 2010
Iran’s Gas Centrifuge Program: Taking Stock
David Albright and Christina Walrond
February 11, 2010
Iran’s enrichment for the Tehran Research Reactor: Update
David Albright and Jacqueline Shire
February 9, 2010
Iran’s recent statements about production of fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor: A quick review
David Albright and Jacqueline Shire
February 8, 2010
Questions and Answers regarding Iranian document: “Outlook for special neutron-related activities over the next 4 years” January 5, 2010
2009
Iran’s Uranium Stockpile Dwindling
David Albright and Jacqueline Shire
December 30, 2009
The Trials of the German-Iranian Trader Mohsen Vanaki: The German Federal Intelligence Service Assesses that Iran Likely Has a Nuclear Weapons Program (Updated for December 15, 2009)
David Albright and Christina Walrond
December 15, 2009
Documents Assessing the Organizational Structure of FEDAT December 14, 2009
Farsi and English Versions of Document on Neutron Initiator December 14, 2009
New Document Reopens Question on Whether Iran’s Nuclear Weaponization Work Continued Past 2003 December 14, 2009
Further Comments Regarding the BAS Article on Fordow
David Albright and Paul Brannan
December 4, 2009
Critique of Recent Bulletin of Atomic Scientists article on the Fordow Enrichment Plant
David Albright and Paul Brannan
November 30, 2009
New Satellite Image Further Narrows Fordow Construction Start Date
Paul Brannan
November 18, 2009
IAEA Report on Iran: Fordow enrichment plant at “advanced stage of construction;” decline in number of P1 centrifuges enriching but P1 centrifuge efficiency increases; discovery of previously unknown stock of heavy water
David Albright and Jacqueline Shire
November 16, 2009
Satellite Imagery Narrows Qom Enrichment Facility Construction Start Date
Paul Brannan
November 5, 2009
Case Study - Update: Smuggler Previously Convicted of Aircraft Export Control Violations; Disguised Company as a Larger Operation
Andrea Scheel Stricker
October 23, 2009
Case Study - Decision Reached on Vanaki Case: Landgericht Finds Defendant Guilty, Issues Suspended Sentence
David Albright and Christina Walrond
October 23, 2009
Case Study - The Trials of the German-Iranian Trader Mohsen Vanaki: The German Federal Intelligence Service Assesses that Iran Likely Has a Nuclear Weapons Program
David Albright and Christina Walrond
October 23, 2009
Technical Note: Annual Future Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel Requirements for the Tehran Research Reactor
David Albright
October 7, 2009
Timeline 1967-1993: Argentine Low-Enriched Uranium at the Tehran Research Reactor
Christina Walrond
October 7, 2009
Excerpts from Internal IAEA Document on Alleged Iranian Nuclear Weaponization October 2, 2009
Qom Gas Centrifuge Uranium Enrichment Site in Iran May Have Been Re-purposed Tunnel Facility
Paul Brannan
September 29, 2009
Suspected Qom Enrichment Plant Site Imagery Overlay by Ogle Earth September 28, 2009
New Satellite Imagery of Suspected Gas Centrifuge Site Near Qom, Iran September 27, 2009
Satellite Imagery of Two Possible Sites of the Qom Enrichment Facility in Iran September 25, 2009
U.S. statements regarding the disclosure of the Qom enrichment plant September 25, 2009
What is Venezuela Up To? Chavez’s Latest Efforts to Purchase Nuclear Technology are Cause for Concern
Andrea Scheel
September 22, 2009
Natanz Enrichment Plant: How to Measure Progress
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Jacqueline Shire
September 1, 2009
ISIS Analysis of the August 2009 IAEA Report on Iran: Centrifuges increase; Rate of LEU production steady; progress on inspection requests at Arak and Natanz; no progress on possible military dimensions
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Jacqueline Shire
August 28, 2009
Update on the Arak Heavy Water Reactor in Iran August 25, 2009
Mysteries Deepen Over Status of Arak Reactor Project
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Robert Kelley
August 11, 2009
Case Study - A Smuggler’s Procurement of Nuclear Dual-Use Pressure Transducers for Iran
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Andrea Scheel
July 14, 2009
Misconceptions about Iran’s Nuclear Program
David Albright and Jacqueline Shire
July 8, 2009
IAEA Report on Iran: Centrifuge and LEU increases; access to Arak reactor denied; no progress on outstanding issues
David Albright and Jacqueline Shire
June 5, 2009
Case Study - Iran’s Procurement of U.S. Military Aircraft Parts: Two case studies in illicit trade
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Andrea Scheel
May 21, 2009
Video Tour of Iranian Nuclear Sites April 10, 2009
Nuclear Weapon Breakout Scenarios: Correcting the Record
David Albright, Jacqueline Shire and Paul Brannan
March 18, 2009
Issue Brief on Official Statements regarding Iran March 12, 2009
Is Iran Running Out of Yellowcake?
David Albright, Jacqueline Shire and Paul Brannan
February 11, 2009
Case Study - A Company’s Discretion Detects Large Iranian Valve Orders by Scrutinizing Items and End-Users Instead of Lists
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Andrea Scheel
January 28, 2009
Nuclear Iran: Not Inevitable
David Albright, Jacqueline Shire, Paul Brannan and Andrea Scheel
January 21, 2009
Case Study - How Cooperation between a Company and Government Authorities Disrupted a Sophisticated Illicit Iranian Procurement
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Andrea Scheel
January 12, 2009