(THE CONVERSATION) When U.S. forces attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 21, 2025, the main target was metal tubes in laboratories deep underground. The tubes are centrifuges that produce highly ...

How an atomic weapon is built, and what the recent Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran may mean for the country’s nuclear ambitions.

The country has domestic sources of uranium. Its largest mine is at Saghand, in east-central Iran. But mined uranium is ...

David Albright, Institute for Science and International Security president and former nuclear weapons inspector, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the fallout from U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear ...

Iran has hidden sites housing “hundreds if not thousands” of advanced centrifuges capable of producing weapons-grade uranium, an expert on Iran’s nuclear programme said.

Regime’s smuggled uranium and secretive centrifuges mean US and Israeli attacks have not destroyed its capabilities, warns expert Iran has hidden sites housing “hundreds if not thousands” of advanced ...

It is believed that the AQ Khan network provided Iran with centrifuge technology and components. It included designs, components, and technical drawings for gas centrifuges, particularly P-1 and later ...

The process starts by converting uranium ore into uranium hexafluoride (UF6) gas. This gas is then fed into spinning centrifuges, which separate the lighter uranium-235 from the heavier uranium-238 ...

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