Kelsey Davenport

RT @SenTimKaine: I’m concerned by the escalating violence in the Middle East and its potential to pull us into an endless war. I introduced…

RT @NicoleGrajewski: Former Head of the IAEA: To rely on force and not negotiations is a sure way to destroy the #NPT and the nuclear non…

RT @amanpour: “We did not have any proof of a systematic effort to move into a nuclear weapon.” @iaeaorg Director General affirms his agenc…

RT @BrewerEricM: I raised earlier the point that having the IC’s take on Israeli claims was crucial. This means, in effect, that Trump has…

Whether the strikes set back the program "several years," several months, several days, or accelerated a weapons effort remains to be seen. The uncertainty underscores the importance of getting the IAEA back into Iran's nuclear sites to start assessing capabilities & stocks.

Bianna Golodryga @biannagolodryga

“Iran was weeks from enriching uranium for 8 bombs…Israel’s operations this week has set back Iran’s nuclear program by several years.” In his first interview with foreign media since leaving office, former Israeli Defense minister @yoavgallant weighs in on strikes against Iran. https://t.co/JIRMx6noXu

RT @AliVaez: If Trump is committed to a nuclear-free Iran, his best bet is to get the Iranians and Israelis to stop the war and bring Tehra…

RT @NicoleGrajewski: Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the Majlis’ National Security & Foreign Policy Commission: All IAEA surveillance came…

RT @iaeaorg: “Based on info available to the IAEA, no damage seen at site of Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant nor at Khondab heavy water reacto…

Unsurprising, but deeply concerning to lose visibility into Irans nuclear program. IAEA monitoring provided assurance of rapid detection of any move to ratchet up enrichment to weapons grade levels or divert enriched uranium.

Mohammad Ghaderi | محمد قادری @ghaderi62

#BREAKING #Iran's Deputy FM, @Gharibabadi: From now on, new and special measures to protect nuclear materials and equipment will not be notified to the @iaeaorg, and Iran will no longer cooperate with the IAEA as before. https://t.co/f7TgOzQ4Hp

Diplomacy is necessary, but Iran does not have a nuclear weapons program. Iran can & should accept limits & intrusive monitoring of its nuclear program. But maximalist, unnecessary, & inaccurate demands do not serve diplomatic efforts to negotiate an effective nuclear deal.

Barak Ravid @BarakRavid

🚨A White House official told me: "Whatever happens today cannot be prevented. But we have the ability to negotiate a successful peaceful resolution to this conflict if Iran is willing. The fastest way for Iran to accomplish peace is to give up its nuclear weapons program"

If these strikes were about Iran giving nuclear weapons (that Tehran is not building) to proxies (that it likely would not trust with them), there would be more focus on damaging Natanz & Fordow. Iran still has functioning capacity & more motive to weaponize now.

Prime Minister of Israel @IsraeliPM

I'll tell you what would have come if we hadn't acted. We had information that this unscrupulous regime was planning to give the nuclear weapons that they would develop to their terrorist proxies. That's nuclear terrorism on steroids. That would threaten the entire world.

Iran produced >110kg of 60% uranium at Fordow over the last quarter. It has 10 cascades of IR6 centrifuges installed at the site, 2 of which can be used to quickly change enrichment levels. It’s unclear when the IAEA will back. Risk of diversion & proliferation is higher now.

Barak Ravid @BarakRavid

📸New high-resolution satellite images collected by @maxar show no damage to the primary buildings at the Fordow enrichment facility. See here: https://t.co/Wyzg3fGsYE

RT @BarakRavid: 📸New high-resolution satellite images collected by @maxar show no damage to the primary buildings at the Fordow enrichment…

RT @iaeaorg: Esfahan nuclear facilities were targeted several times on June 13. No increase in off-site radiation levels has been reported…