The United Nations nuclear watchdog has warned that it is no longer able to carry out major monitoring duties in Iran after losing access to several nuclear facilities affected by US-Israeli military strikes in June 2025. Citing confidential reports by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) news agency Associated Press revealed that inspectors have been …
The transfer of Iran’s highly enriched uranium outside the country would be a complex operation but remains achievable, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi has said, as diplomatic efforts between Tehran and Washington continue. Speaking to Al Jazeera, Grossi said moving Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium was “difficult but not impossible”, noting …
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> A view shows Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday (May 30, 2026) said it has been informed by the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine that a drone today struck a turbine building at the site, reportedly …
Iran has agreed to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium as part of a broader peace agreement being negotiated with the United States to end the ongoing West Asia conflict, two US officials told The New York Times. The development came after US President Donald Trump announced that Washington and Tehran were close …
A drone strike sparked a fire at the United Arab Emirates’ only nuclear power plant on Sunday, officials said, as efforts to end the US-Israeli conflict with Iran remained stalled and tensions continued to threaten Gulf security. The UAE did not directly blame any country for the strike and no group claimed responsibility. The UAE’s …
The United Nations witnessed a sharp exchange between the United States and Iran on Monday as tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program spilled into a key global conference on arms control. The 11th review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which came into force in 1970, opened in New York with disagreement already brewing over Iran’s …
Iran warned of a “serious risk of radioactive contamination” after fresh strikes near the Bushehr nuclear power plant, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi writing to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to condemn the US-Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities. In the letter, the text of which he shared on Telegram, Araghchi said repeated strikes in the …
Talks between the United States and Iran ended in Geneva on Thursday after mediator Oman signaled “significant progress”, offering cautious hope that a deal may still be within reach. The negotiations, which aim to curb Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for relief from US sanctions, come at a time of soaring military tension in the …