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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | June 12th, 2025: Iran Unleashes Major Nuclear Expansion & The 'Ghost of al-Qassam' Takes Over Hamas

2025/6/12
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Mike Baker: 今天,伊朗宣布了一项重大的核计划扩张,就在联合国核监督机构发布了一项历史性决议,谴责伊朗未能遵守其不扩散义务之后。伊朗将启动第三个铀浓缩设施,并开始用六代模型替换其福尔多设施的旧离心机,这将大大提高铀浓缩的产量和效率。国际原子能机构(IAEA)的35个成员国理事会通过了一项决议,正式宣布伊朗不遵守其不扩散义务。美国、英国、法国和德国支持这项决议,但俄罗斯、中国和布基纳法索反对。决议的核心是伊朗长期拒绝解释在多个未申报的核设施中发现的铀痕迹。IAEA怀疑这些材料可能与秘密武器研究有关。伊朗声称这些痕迹是以色列破坏活动造成的,但没有提供任何证据。IAEA的决议为将伊朗的档案提交给联合国安理会打开了大门,欧洲外交官表示,如果伊朗不改变方针,他们可能会寻求恢复2015年核协议下解除的制裁。然而,如果恢复制裁,伊朗官员威胁要驱逐IAEA核查人员,并退出《不扩散条约》。伊朗已经在以60%的纯度浓缩铀,这仅略低于武器级。美国情报部门仍然评估认为,伊朗尚未决定制造核武器,但警告说,伊朗目前的储备和技术能力可能使其在几个月内将该计划武器化。特朗普总统对外交解决方案越来越持怀疑态度,但警告以色列总理内塔尼亚胡不要采取可能破坏脆弱谈判的单方面军事打击。第六轮会谈定于在阿曼举行,但伊朗加速前进,IAEA收紧螺丝,达成协议的道路看起来越来越窄。德黑兰要求承认其铀浓缩的权利,而华盛顿要求结束浓缩以保证不扩散,这是僵局的核心。

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Following a UN censure for non-compliance with non-proliferation obligations, Iran announced a major expansion of its nuclear program, including activating a new enrichment facility and replacing older centrifuges with more efficient models. This action is framed as a response to the UN resolution, raising concerns about a potential escalation in the pursuit of nuclear weapons.
  • Iran activated a third uranium enrichment facility.
  • Replaced older centrifuges with sixth-generation models.
  • UN resolution censured Iran for non-compliance.
  • Iran enriching uranium to 60% purity.

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin

  • First, just hours after the UN’s nuclear watchdog issued a historic resolution censuring Iran for failing to comply with its non-proliferation obligations, the mullahs announced a major expansion of their nuclear program.

  • Later in the show—Hamas has named its third leader in just the past seven months—a shadowy figure known as the “Ghost of al-Qassam,” who helped mastermind the barbaric 7 October attacks.

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