Nuclear program of Iran - Wikipedia Iran's nuclear program began in the 1950s under the Pahlavi dynasty with US support It expanded in the 1970s with plans for power reactors, paused after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and resumed secretly during the 1980s Iran–Iraq War
Why does Iran have a nuclear program? | Britannica Iranian officials claim that their nuclear program is for civilian purposes like nuclear energy, but experts say that the country enriches uranium and stockpiles it beyond levels needed for any civilian purpose
Iran’s Nuclear Facilities: Key Sites and Global Concerns Iran’s nuclear program involves uranium enrichment, which produces more fissile isotopes (uranium-245) This isotope may be used either to create nuclear weapons or power reactors Iran is home to several nuclear enrichment sites, notably Natanz-Fordow Natanz is Iran’s biggest enrichment factory
Is Iran’s Nuclear Program Developing Weapons or Energy? The U N ’s International Atomic Energy Agency recently criticized Iran’s “general lack of co-operation” and warned that the country had enough enriched uranium to be near weapons grade and could potentially make several nuclear bombs Concerns that Iran could start making nuclear weapons have grown as Iran has accumulated more than 400