Iran is seeking Russia’s help to bolster its nuclear program

Posted: 7th November 2022

Iran is seeking Russia’s help to bolster its nuclear program, according to US intelligence officials, as Tehran looks for a backup plan should a lasting nuclear deal with world powers fail to materialize. The intelligence suggests that Iran has been asking Russia for help acquiring additional nuclear materials and with nuclear fuel fabrication, CNN quoted sources briefed on the matter. The fuel could help Iran power its nuclear reactors and could potentially further shorten Iran’s so-called “breakout time” to create a nuclear weapon. While experts emphasized that the nuclear proliferation risk varies depending on which reactor the fuel is used for, they emphasized that it is also not clear whether Russia has agreed to help, given that the Kremlin has long been outwardly opposed to Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon.