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Science and Technology

Iran Signals It Is Closer To Building Nuclear Weapons

iranintl.com – In an alarming development, Ali-Akbar Salehi, the former head of Iran’s nuclear agency has implied in remarks broadcast on Monday that Iran has everything it needs for an A-bomb. In a televised interview, Salehi, who was also foreign minister (2010-2013), was asked if Iran has achieved the capability of developing a nuclear bomb. Avoiding a direct answer he …

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Iran Begins Building 4 More Nuclear Power Plants

VOA – Iran began construction on four more nuclear power plants in the country’s south, with expected total capacity of 5,000 megawatts, the official IRNA news agency reported Thursday. Iran seeks to produce 20,000 megawatts of nuclear energy by 2041. The country has one active nuclear power plant, a 1,000 megawatt plant that went online with help from Russia in …

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U.S. Charges Four Chinese Nationals For Exporting Banned Electronics To Iran

RFL/RE – The United States has charged four Chinese nationals with illegally exporting dual-use U.S. electronic components to Iran over several years. The four individuals smuggled the technology via China and Hong Kong to entities affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), the U.S. Justice Department said in a …

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Iran Launches 3 Satellites Into Space

VOA – Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles.The state-run IRNA news agency said the launch also saw the successful use of Iran’s Simorgh rocket, which has had multiple failures in the past. The launch comes as heightened tensions grip the wider Middle East …

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Iran International Reveals Tehran-Based Cyber Group Targeting Israeli Hospital

iranintl – Iran International can reveal that the Islamic Republic’s Intelligence Ministry conducts cyberattacks against Israeli civilian targets via a cover tech company. The cyber group “Black Shadow” (“Saye-ye Siah” in Persian), which targeted Ziv Medical Center in the northern Israeli city of Safed in November is in fact a tech company which works under the registered name of “Raahkarha-ye …

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Iran Boosting Drone Proliferation Amid Red Sea Concerns

iranintl – Amid international concerns about the proliferation of Iranian drones, the Islamic Republic is scaling up, including supplying Sudan and launching drone carriers. Maritime news website Splash247 reported this week that Iran is readying to launch its first drone carrier, the Shahid Bagheri, a converted boxship — previously called Sarvin — that has undergone modifications to accommodate a large …

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France, Germany, U.K. Condemn Iran’s Launch Of Soraya Satellite

RFL/RE – France, Germany, and Britain on January 26 condemned Iran’s launch of the Soraya satellite last week using the Ghaem-100 Space Launch Vehicle (SLV). The SLV uses technology essential for the development of a long-range ballistic missile system, which could also allow Tehran to launch longer-range weapons, the countries said in a joint statement. “We remain committed to taking …

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Iran drones become latest proxy tool in Sudan’s civil war

Al-Arabia – Iran has supplied Sudan’s army with combat drones, taking sides in a disastrous civil war fueled by proxies keen for Red Sea access that has displaced millions and risks destabilizing the wider region, according to senior Western officials. Iran’s intervention in the nine-month conflict on the side of the military, which has lost swathes of territory to a …

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US Issues $15 Million Bounty on Iran Drone Middleman

Iranwire – The United States is offering up to $15 million for information regarding Hossein Hatefi Ardakani, an Iranian businessman alleged to have helped acquire technology for the Islamic Republic of Iran’s weapons programs. “Since 2014, Ardakani has used his network of intermediary companies, including Malaysia- and Hong Kong-based front companies and UAE logistics businesses, to procure and to facilitate …

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