Iran may have developed detonators that can set off nuclear bombs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : This satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows Iran's Natanz nuclear facility on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 'The overwhelming majority vote at the IAEA Board of Governors [yesterday] sends an unambiguous message to Iran that it must meet its safeguards obligations and provide technically credible clarifications on outstanding safeguards issues,' the statement added. 'We urge Iran to heed the call of the international community to fulfil its legal obligations, and cooperate with the IAEA to fully clarify and resolve issues without further delay.'
54% : Iran now intends to add two more clusters, the watchdog said on Wednesday.
54% : After the motion passed, President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday said: 'In the name of God and the great nation of Iran, we will not back off a single step from our positions.'
53% : The NCRI said it obtained the information through a network of government agencies operating within the Islamic Republic, principally from the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK), the most active political opposition group in the country.
53% : Wang Qun, the ambassador of the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations, is pictured at the meeting Russia's Governor to the IAEA Mikhail Ulyanov waits for the start of the meeting.
52% : Under its terms, Iran agreed to dismantle much of its nuclear program and open its facilities to more extensive international inspections in exchange for the US and other countries lifting sanctions, worth billions to Iran's economy.
46% : The IAEA later confirmed Iran has begun installing advanced IR-6 centrifuges in one cluster at an underground enrichment pant at Natanz.
45% : Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi, head of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research and a key member of the committee, is pictured right Iran set up a secret committee to deceive the UN nuclear watchdog by falsifying information over the development of devices used to detonate implosion-style nuclear weapons.
45% : The Israel Defense Forces said it will conduct drills in preparation for the nuclear talks between the West and Iran failing.
45% : The deal was signed under former President Barak Obama's administration in 2015 between Iran and the P5+1, which includes China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, as well as the United States.
45% : Iran's compliance with the nuclear-related provisions of the JCPOA is verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an agency which recently said the country has not been transparent about the presence of nuclear material at undeclared sites in Iran.
44% : At the time, US intelligence officials estimated that without an agreement, Iran could produce enough nuclear material for a weapon in a few months.
43% : The committee also allegedly made the decision to ban IAEA inspectors from conducting interviews with officials and experts involved in the nuclear program, prompting tension between Iran and the international community.
42% : Rafael Grossi, Director General of the IAEA, is pictured Tehran had forged documents and exchanged communication between the Oil Ministry and the Defense Ministry to prove that the exploding-bridgewire detonators (EBWs) were produced and used for oil drilling, according to the NCRI.
42% : 'We do not seek escalation (with Iran).'
42% : The initial aim was to unwind Iran's nuclear program to the point that if Tehran decided to pursue a nuclear weapon it would take at least one year to develop, giving world powers time to respond.
41% : As the bill was being discussed, Iran said it is planning to remove at least 20 of the IAEA's surveillance cameras from within its nuclear facilities, which the US decried as 'counterproductive'.
40% : The bill is the first to criticise Iran since June 2020, when tensions were running hot over the attempted revival of the nuclear deal.
40% : Israel's defence minister Benny Gantz warned that Iran is building new underground facilities to purify uranium in advanced centrifuges
39% : Iran said the IAEA board resolutions against it could further undermine talks on rescuing the 2015 nuclear deal.
39% : The Israeli airforce will drill striking targets outside the borders of Israel, in preparation for nuclear talks failing between the West and Iran
38% : 'If accurate, reports that Iran plans to reduce transparency in response to this resolution are extremely regrettable and counterproductive to the diplomatic outcome we seek,' said a US statement, ahead of a vote.
38% : The country has enriched to up to 60% purity, close to the roughly 90% of weapons-grade, with Israel warning that Iran could be only weeks away from obtaining fissile material needed to develop a nuclear bomb.
37% : China and Russia voted against the motion proposed by the US, France, Germany and the UK, who urged Iran to comply with the UN on nuclear weapons Iran set up a committee to deceive the UN atomic watchdog and build devices capable of denoting nuclear weapons in secret, opposition sources have told MailOnline.
37% : But in retaliation for the US departure and for deadly attacks on prominent Iranians in 2020, including one by the United States, Iran has resumed some of its nuclear activities.
36% : The news comes the day after the UN passed a draft resolution criticising Iran for failing to fully explain uranium traces at undeclared sites.
33% : Israel said it may pre-emptively strike Iran in anticipation of nuclear attack should talks fail.
29% : The accusations came only hours after the UN passed a motion criticising Iran for failing to clarify questions about the presence of nuclear material at undeclared sites.
28% : The US withdrew from that deal in 2018 under then-President Donald Trump, reimposing sanctions against Iran after it breached many of the deal's restrictions on its nuclear activities, including enrichment.
27% : Israel accused Iran of purifying uranium at sites under construction near its Natanz nuclear plant.
27% : After President Joe Biden entered the Oval Office, Washington and Tehran have both said they would return to the original deal, but they disagree on the steps to get there.
25% : The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) accused the Islamic Republic of developing so-called 'exploding-bridgewire detonators' by sending the UN forged documents that stated they were needed for oil drilling.

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