Iran nuclear

Only Iranian surrender will end its nuclear threat - opinion

If these locations are as numerous as we fear, it will be impossible to entirely strip that country of its future nuclear capacity and its willingness to employ such weaponry.

 IRANIAN FLAGS fly as fire and smoke rise from an Israeli attack on the Sharan oil depot in Tehran on Sunday. The world watches as Israel exercises the most basic right of any sovereign state: the right of self-defense, says the writer.
 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Path for Iran-US negotiations not closed, Iran's Supreme Security Council says

 CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER Wang Yi is flanked by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov (left) and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi at a meeting on the Iranian nuclear issue in Beijing in March.

China, Russia join Iran in rejecting European move to restore sanctions on Tehran

 Former defense minister Yoav Gallant and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei over a backdrop of Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center

'Too complex and not lethal enough': Gallant reveals original Iran attack plan


UK, France and Germany urge Iran to agree deal to delay UN sanctions

The E3 offered to delay reinstating sanctions - known as snapback - for up to six months if Iran adresses concerns about its nuclear program.

French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose for the media at a hotel prior to an E3 meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025.

Iran ready to resume 'fair' nuclear talks if West shows goodwill, foreign minister says

Abbas Araghchi's statement came hours after three European powers triggered the process to reimpose UN snapback sanctions on Tehran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (unseen), in Beirut, Lebanon, June 3, 2025.

IAEA director-general says first team of inspectors arrive in Iran, set to restart work

This comes after Iranian leaders met with representatives of the E3 countries, the UK, France, and Germany, in Geneva on Tuesday. 

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi looks on during a doorstep with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker, Austrian Vice-Chancellor Andreas Babler and Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger at the Austrian Chancellery in Vienna, Austria, June 25, 2025.

Iran, European powers meet in Geneva as threat of sanctions looms large

France, Britain, and Germany, known as the E3, have long threatened to trigger the "snapback" of sanctions at the United Nations Security Council by October 18.

General view of the Iranian Consulate where Iran holds nuclear talks with so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 25, 2025.

Iran, E3 hold 'confrontational' call on snapback nuclear sanctions, no progress made - report

This diplomatic blitz comes as Europeans approach a deadline they have set: either Iranian concessions on its nuclear program, or snapback sanctions.

 IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi holds a news conference after the first day of the agency's quarterly Board of Governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 9, 2025.

Iran says it will continue talks with IAEA after curbing access

Last month, Iran enacted a law passed by parliament suspending cooperation with the IAEA.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei in front of Iranian flag. (illustration)

Egypt mediates talks between Iran, IAEA in bid for 'regional stability'

The Egyptian Foreign Minister and Grossi discussed developments in the Iranian nuclear issue during their separate Tuesday call.

 Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty meets Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, in Cairo, Egypt, June 2, 2025.

Iran could face European sanctions if nuclear talks not resumed - report

The three countries wrote in a letter to the UN and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday to raise the issue unless the Islamic Republic shows willingness to resume talks.

People attend a protest against the US attack on nuclear sites, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Tehran, Iran, June 22, 2025.

Iran says direct nuclear talks with US possible under suitable conditions

Iran says it's open to direct nuclear talks with the US if conditions are right, but dismisses US demands to halt uranium enrichment as "a joke."

General view of the Iranian Consulate where Iran holds nuclear talks with so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 25, 2025.

Iran sends nuclear scientists into hiding after 12 day war - report

The scientists are reportedly no longer being permitted to teach or live in their family homes, and are being moved to the capital or northern coastal cities.

Pictures of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes are displayed in Behesht Zahra Cemetery in southern Tehran, Iran, July 11, 2025

IRGC asks Taliban for leaked 'kill list' of suspected MI6 agents, collaborators - report

In doing so, IRGC intends to increase its knowledge on spies working for the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, which may give Iran leverage ahead of nuclear negotiations.

 The head of the Taliban government, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Kabul, Afghanistan January 26, 2025.