Research Analyst Connor Murray spoke with CNN about enriched uranium and its role in the Trump administration’s decision to attack Iran. Less than two days after Witkoff and Kushner met with Iran to discuss its nuclear program, the US and Israel attacked the country. Some experts suggest that the decision was informed, at least partially, by a […]
Iran Diplomacy
Will the Iran war set off a new nuclear arms race? “No one speaks of taking out Kim Jong Un”
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with De Tijd about the war in Iran and a possible nuclear arms race. The original article is in Flemish. “More and more countries feel insecure,” said John Erath, a former US diplomat now serving as policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non Proliferation. “Globally, the belief […]
Iran’s Stockpile of Highly Enriched Uranium: Worth Bargaining For?
By Robert Goldston, Guest Contributor and Member of the Council for a Livable World Board On March 15, 2026, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Margaret Brennan of CBS Face the Nation, “I offered actually that we are ready to dilute those enriched material, or down-blend them, as they say, into lower percentage. So that […]
Trump’s Claim About the Obama Nuclear Deal and Iran’s Nuclear Development
Program Coordinator Emma Sandifer was quoted by FactCheck.org on President Trump’s claims about Iran’s nuclear program. As we’ve explained, it would take more time to actually develop a nuclear weapon. “After this point, once you have the weapons-grade uranium, Iran would then need to manufacture the rest of the weapon. This process would likely take much longer, perhaps […]
More Than 100 School Children Were Killed in Iran. Evidence Points to a U.S. Missile Strike
John Gilbert, Senior Science Fellow of the Center’s Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical Security, spoke with Time about the missile strike on an Iranian primary school. “The video taken on February 28, 2026, conclusively shows a Tomahawk cruise missile diving almost vertically into the area of the medical clinic adjacent to an IRGC facility. […]
