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Mostafa Salem

@MostafaSalemCNN

@CNN Reporter. Mideast security and politics.

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Mostafa Salem
Mostafa Salem@MostafaSalemCNN·
A relatively obscure young Iranian nuclear scientist was quietly killed in late March. Not much exists on him. Iranian media didn’t report his death. All I found was that he was a doctoral candidate up to 2017, wrote a handful of research papers and was celebrated in the city he hailed from. Mohammed Reza Kia was low profile. Still became a target.
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These past two hours: President @drpezeshkian warned that targeting Lebanon would make negotiations “meaningless.” And Iran’s potential lead negotiator, @mb_ghalibaf echoed the same line: ceasefire violations will trigger “strong responses.” “Our hand remains on the trigger,” Pezeshkian posted.
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Mostafa Salem@MostafaSalemCNN·
Today the UAE said its skies are clear from Iranian projectiles -- a good way to read that a ceasefire is largely holding. But Lebanon remains the big question mark. Iran’s top officials are crystal clear: Beirut cannot be decoupled. (1/2)
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Nicole Grajewski
Nicole Grajewski@NicoleGrajewski·
Spoke to @MostafaSalemCNN about Iran’s knowledge-base for nuclear weapons development and the country’s potential pursuit of a nuclear weapon after the war
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Arab countries want a "comprehensive" solution - one that doesn't leave the region with this new reality - a reality where Iran would comfortably strike or quickly shut the strait when threatened. This new complex regional landscape was demonstrated this morning. It was after the ceasefire, but Iran launched projectiles at the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi in what it said was a retaliation for the strikes on its islands.
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Mostafa Salem@MostafaSalemCNN·
Iran spent the last 6 weeks doing what it had never effectively done before: closing the Strait of Hormuz and overtly firing thousands of drones & missiles at its Arab neighbors. Today, most Gulf Arab countries welcomed the ceasefire, but they've been making it clear over the past six weeks that any permanent deal that leaves Iran's strategic gains intact will hurt them on the long-run.
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Mostafa Salem@MostafaSalemCNN·
Kuwait says Iran has been firing drones on it since this morning causing "significant material damage to oil infrastructure facilities, power stations, and water desalination plants."
KUWAIT ARMY - الجيش الكويتي@KuwaitArmyGHQ

بيان رقم ( 55) صادر عن المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع العقيد الركن سعود عبدالعزيز العطوان تتعامل الدفاعات الجوية الكويتية منذ الساعة الثامنة من صباح اليوم ولغاية الآن، لموجة مكثفة من الهجمات الإيرانية المعادية الآثمة، حيث تم التعامل مع عدد (28) طائرة مسيّرة، استهدفت دولة الكويت. وتمكنت القوات المسلحة الكويتية من اعتراض عدد كبير من الطائرات المسيّرة المعادية التي استهدفت بعضها منشآت نفطية حيوية ومحطات للطاقة جنوب البلاد، ما أسفر عن أضرار مادية جسيمة في مرافق البنية التحتية النفطية ومحطات القوى الكهربائية وتقطير المياه. وتؤكد رئاسة الأركان العامة للجيش بذل كافة جهود الرصد والتصدي لهذه الاستهدافات الغاشمة. حفظ الله #الكويت آمنةً مطمئنة. #الجيش_الكويتي

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Mostafa Salem@MostafaSalemCNN·
But buried somewhere in Iran sits 400 kilos of enriched uranium - capable of ten warheads if Tehran chooses to weaponize - giving the Islamic Republic the ultimate hand. “Iran can still create a nuclear weapon, it’s just a matter of political will,” @NicoleGrajewski tells me. “If the war stops, Iran could theoretically embark on a rapid effort for weaponization within one to two years.” More here: cnn.com/2026/04/07/mid…
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Mostafa Salem@MostafaSalemCNN·
The strategy: Israel and the US are trying to erase Iran’s nuclear expertise, from professors, labs, archives, supply chains, and even potential replacements. An Israeli security source put it to @talshalev1 “Every link in the nuclear production chain is a target — from the knowledge base to the production floor. The goal is to cut off all the roots.” “In terms of knowledge – scientists, libraries, archives, chemical labs, the people working in all these places - and also the ranks that could replace them” are all targets, the source told CNN.
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Mostafa Salem@MostafaSalemCNN·
A relatively obscure young Iranian nuclear scientist was quietly killed in late March. Not much exists on him. Iranian media didn’t report his death. All I found was that he was a doctoral candidate up to 2017, wrote a handful of research papers and was celebrated in the city he hailed from. Mohammed Reza Kia was low profile. Still became a target.
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Mostafa Salem@MostafaSalemCNN·
Iran has contradicted Trump’s claims that it had agreed to “most of” the US' 15-point list of demands to end the war, describing the proposal as "excessive, unrealistic, and unreasonable." “The meetings that Pakistan holds with neighboring countries are within a framework they have designed themselves, and we have not participated in this framework,” @IRIMFA_SPOX said today.
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Mostafa Salem@MostafaSalemCNN·
This simpler and less complex design could still produce a genuine nuclear explosion, comparable in destructive power to early weapons. But it would be less efficient and far less militarily useful for delivery by missiles. Its primary value would instead be political: to demonstrate nuclear capability and provide a measure of deterrence, experts say. edition.cnn.com/2026/03/29/mid…
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Mostafa Salem@MostafaSalemCNN·
Presuming the Iranian regime has access to the highly enriched uranium, and what the new Supreme Leader's views are on nukes, Tehran could opt to build a crude nuclear device rather than a sophisticated, missile-deliverable weapon.
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Mostafa Salem@MostafaSalemCNN·
Iran building a nuclear weapon hinges on how we interpret the survivability of Khamenei's fatwa, access to 400kgs of highly enriched uranium, and Tehran's actual capability of building a functioning bomb.
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Sean Lyngaas
Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas·
"The stolen emails appear to date from around 2011 to 2022 and appear to include personal, business and travel correspondence that Patel had with various contacts," according to a preliminary review: cnn.com/2026/03/27/pol…
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Mostafa Salem@MostafaSalemCNN·
In response to Trump, Iran says there is “no dialogue between Tehran and Washington” Iran has denied any dialogue with Washington, dismissing President Donald Trump’s claims as an attempt to lower energy prices and buy time for military plans, several Iranian state-affiliated media outlets reported citing the foreign ministry. There are “initiatives” from regional countries to “reduce tensions,” the foreign said, according to Mehr News. “Our response to all of them is clear: we are not the party that started this war, and all these requests should be referred to Washington.” cnn.com/world/live-new…
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CNN International PR
CNN International PR@cnnipr·
Even as Iran confronts the gravest threat to its regime yet, it is signaling a willingness to prolong its conflict with the United States and Israel in a bid to finally reshape the region in its favor. Analysis by @MostafaSalemCNN. edition.cnn.com/2026/03/19/mid…
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Mostafa Salem@MostafaSalemCNN·
Iran is refusing a ceasefire. Instead, to end the war, it wants a new regional reality reshaped in its favor. I've looked at what the surviving officials have been proposing these past three weeks, and it's interesting. They envision a “new protocol” for the Strait of Hormuz after the war which only ensures safe passage for ships should under “specific conditions” - probably payments. They're demanding reparations for the war, and want a new regional "status quo" without US presence. And its younger guard are willing to go all the way to impose this new reality.
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