International Enforcement Actions
In December, a federal court in Boston charged two men with conspiring to export U.S.-origin electronics to an Iran-based supplier of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
How quickly could Iran get enough fissile material for a small nuclear arsenal? This timetable estimates how quickly Iran could amass enough weapons-grade uranium for at least five bombs. Once it has the enriched uranium, however, it could take at least several months to turn it into a working weapon.
Weapon Program Background Report
In recent years, Iran has developed and deployed centrifuge models that can enrich greater amounts of uranium with fewer machines relative to its original IR-1 design. This table sets out the number of installed and operational centrifuges at Iran's enrichment sites, as well as the capacity and primary materials of each centrifuge model.
Two weeks after assuming office, President Donald Trump announced the resumption of the maximum pressure policy against Iran that his first administration pursued from 2018 to 2021. In 2025, Iran is much closer to producing a nuclear weapon.