Uranium

Iran ‘frighteningly close’ to developing nuclear weapons, US energy secretary says - report

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright stressed that he considers even 20%-enriched uranium "very concerning," given the size of Iran's stockpile. 

Mockups of domestically-made Iranian missiles are displayed at an exhibition outside the Defence Museum in Tehran on March 31, 2026.
US President Donald Trump gestures while delivering remarks at the White House in Washington, May 11, 2026.

Trump: '100% confident' Iran will stop enriching uranium, will hand over remaining stockpiles

 Georgia's authorities stop an illegal uranium sale. Stock photo.

Iran threatens to enrich uranium to weapons-grade, as Israel sends Iron Dome to UAE

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu on 60 Minutes.

War with Iran not over, enriched uranium needs to be removed, Netanyahu tells 60 Minutes


Averting ayatollah's atomic Auschwitz: The US, Israel should bomb Iran now - opinion

With each passing day, the would-be Hitler of Persia is drawing ever closer to his goal of obtaining a nuclear arsenal, threatening everyone and everything that all of us hold dear.

 THE SUPREME leaders loom over daily life in Tehran.

Iran, Europeans slip in nuke talks right before Trump inauguration - analysis

Sources have indicated that the E-3 is still concerned that Israel or Trump may only push Iran over the nuclear weapons line.

 Iranian centrifuges are seen on display during a meeting between Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and nuclear scientists and personnel of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), in Tehran, Iran June 11, 2023.

IAEA Board passes Iran resolution as West pushes Tehran towards talks

The board also requested a "comprehensive" report to pressure the Islamic Republic into new nuclear talks.

 INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi (left) meets with then-Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran, in May. Can Iran’s nuclear threat be neutralized without force or sanctions?

EU considering reopening nuclear deal negotiations with Iran, sources claim

EU unsure Tehran ready for concessions or just looking to relieve pressure, play for time

 THEN-IRANIAN foreign minister Javad Zarif meets with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Tehran, in 2020. Human rights in Iran are a victim of negotiations on the nuclear file and trade between the EU and Iran, says the writer

IAEA report: Iran installs more centrifuges at Fordow enrichment plant

Diplomats said Iran was responding to last week's IAEA board resolution against it by expanding its uranium-enrichment capacity at its two underground enrichment sites at Fordow and Natanz.

A SATELLITE view of Iran's Fordow nuclear plant.

Iran expanding nuclear enrichment capacity after IAEA resolution, diplomats say

Diplomats say that the escalation is not as big as feared, and involves installation of clusters of centrifuges, the machines that enrich uranium, at both its underground enrichment sites.

Military personnel stand guard at a nuclear facility in the Zardanjan area of Isfahan, Iran, April 19, 2024, in this screengrab taken from video.

Iran becoming aggressive in pursuit of nuclear weapons, IAEA chief warns

In recent months, multiple top Iranian officials have threatened the West that it might publicly decide that nuclear weapons are not prohibited by Islam.

AN IRANIAN FLAG is pictured near in a missile during a military drill, with the participation of Iran’s air defense units in October.  (West Asia News Agency/Reuters)

European Union places new sanctions on Iran for attack on Israel, aiding Russia

The European Union and the United States added new sanctions against Iran on Friday after its repeated supplies of weaponry to Russia and terror groups in the Middle East.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei votes during runoff parliamentary elections in Tehran, Iran, May 10, 2024.

US Senate approves bill to ban Russian uranium imports

The US spends an estimated $1 billion each year on uranium from Russia.

 Starting material containers for uranium dioxide fuel pellet production at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrate Works in Novosibirsk, Russia.

Nuclear 'stonewalling': US threatens action against Iran at IAEA

Iran says its aims are entirely peaceful and it has the right to enrich to high levels for civil purposes.

 IAEA DIRECTOR-GENERAL Rafael Grossi addresses the media during an agency Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, on Monday.