Timeline of the nuclear program of Iran
This is the timeline of the nuclear program of Iran.
This is the timeline of the nuclear program of Iran.
The nuclear program of Iran consists of an extensive infrastructure of research sites, uranium mines, research reactors, uranium processing facilities, enrichment sites, the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (the country’s sole operational power reactor,...
Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. The war follows the Twelve-Day War in June 2025 and sporadic fighting during the Middle Eastern crisis sparked by the Gaza war (2023–present)....
The negotiations leading to the Iran nuclear deal were talks between Iran and the P5+1 that resulted in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Persian: برنامه جامع اقدام مشترک), signed in Vienna on 14 July 2015. The P5+1 consisted of the five...
The Iran nuclear deal framework was a preliminary framework agreement reached in 2015 between the Islamic Republic of Iran and a group of world powers: the P5+1 (the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council—the United States, the...
This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
Supreme Nuclear Committee of Iran (Persian: کمیته عالی هستهای ایران) is a committee in Iran whose main task is to guide and create greater coordination on the Nuclear program of Iran. This committee officially began its work with a notification on...
The government of Israel believes that if the Islamic Republic of Iran achieves the development of nuclear weapons, the existence of Israel will be in serious danger and this regime will be the first target of a possible nuclear attack by Iran....
Iran's nuclear program began under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in the 1950s as part of the U.S. Atoms for Peace initiative. In 1967, Iran established the Tehran Nuclear Research Center with a U.S.-supplied 5 MW research reactor. During the 1970s,...
Views on the nuclear program of Iran vary greatly, as the nuclear program of Iran is a very contentious geopolitical issue. Uriel Abulof identifies five possible rationales behind Iran's nuclear policy: (i) Economy, mainly energy needs; (ii)...