Uranium

IAEA's Grossi says Iranian Pickaxe Mountain seeing new construction activity - report

On Friday, US President Donald Trump threatened that he may soon order strikes against the site, with the US military currently developing a new bunker-buster munition for the task.

Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi speaks during a press conference after the Board of Governor's Meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on September 7, 2026.
Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attends the commissioning ceremony of the destroyer "Kang Kon", at Wonsan Port, North Korea, September 6, 2026 in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

IAEA exposes North Korea's secret nuclear enrichment facility, expansion of weapon infrastructure

The IAEA logo is displayed in front of the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2026.

IAEA passes resolution reporting Iran to UN for breaching non-proliferation obligations

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Rafael Grossi speaks to the media on the sidelines of a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2026

Grossi: IAEA is completely blind on Iran nuke program


Trump to unveil Iran deal text, says Hormuz will remain toll-free beyond talks

Trump alleged that the text of the ceasefire deal states that "Iran will never have a nuclear weapon."

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026.

Israel cannot applaud an Iran deal that leaves key threats intact - editorial

For Israel, the success of any US-Iran deal will be measured not by headlines or market reactions, but by whether Tehran’s ability to threaten its neighbors is reduced.

Iranians walk past an anti-Israeli billboard carrying the sentence reading in Farsi, "Israel would not see the next 15 years" erected on the side of a building in Palestine Square in Tehran, on May 28, 2026.

Iran deal does not solve all Israel's problems, war was never meant to - analysis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump made a mistake when, in the opening days of the war, they were excited and added that as a goal and a real, imminent possibility. 

People from Tehran province gather in support and allegiance to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, while holding Iranian flags and images of both the new and former leaders of Iran, on June 12, 2026 at Palestine Square in Tehran, Iran.

Trump's negotiation strategy of talks, strikes may lead to unfavorable deal for Israel - analysis

Israel's task is to ensure that it does not end up with a polished agreement and an Iranian nuclear capability still patiently waiting for the next chapter.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One, after attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, June 8, 2026.

JCPOA 2.0: Trump's deal risks undercutting efforts against the Iranian threat - editorial

It is not enough for Israeli officials to say that Trump understands Israel’s position. This is not a great deal. It is a dangerous one.

US and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026.

Iran booby traps entrances, collapses tunnels leading to cache of enriched uranium - report

This comes a day after a senior administration official told reporters that the US and Iran are close to a deal requiring Iran to relinquish its uranium, which has been enriched to near-bomb grade.

 Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.

US ground mission to capture Iran's uranium paused by Trump - report

One source told CNN that the potential mission involved "lots of risk," including potentially severe retaliation from the Islamic Republic.

A US Marine Corps Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft flies over the city during an evacuation drill on May 23, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela; Illustrative.

Israel should have seized Iran's uranium during Operation Roaring Lion, Gallant says

“We should have gone and brought the enriched uranium by force in a military operation during the campaign. That would have uprooted the nuclear program from Iran,” he said.

Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attends a press conference shortly after he was sacked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who cited a lack of trust, at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Israel November 5, 2024.

IAEA chief urges Iran to re-engage on nuclear inspections, clarify enriched uranium status

The IAEA chief said communication with Tehran is “broken,” as the US pushed a resolution demanding answers on Iran’s enriched uranium.

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi attends an interview with the Reuters team in Vienna, Austria, September 3, 2025.

Option to physically remove enriched uranium from Iran exists, fmr. defense minister Gallant says

According to Gallant, such an operation would be dangerous, but "worth paying the price to avoid an existential risk."

A satellite imagery taken on February 1, 2026, shows a new roof over a previously destroyed building at Isfahan nuclear site, Iran.