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Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami speaks at a news briefing in Tehran, Iran, November 16, 2025. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
September 14, 2026, 4:34 pm
US pressures Austria to withdraw visa for Iran nuclear chief attending IAEA meeting
Iran protests after Mohammad Eslami unable to travel to Austria for annual UN atomic watchdog meeting because Washington opposed granting him an exemption to travel sanctions
By Francois Murphy
Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami, speaks during the 69th regular plenary session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria on September 15, 2025. (Joe Klamar / AFP)
September 14, 2026, 6:48 am
Iran’s nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says
After years of participating in annual gathering in Vienna, UN sanctions now prevent Mohammad Eslami from international travel, according to source
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN
This handout satellite image courtesy of Vantor shows vehicles at the western entrance of the Pickaxe Mountain tunnel complex adjacent to the Natanz Nuclear Facility near Natanz, Isfahan province, central Iran, on June 21, 2026. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor/AFP)
September 10, 2026, 7:59 pm
UN nuclear watchdog chief says construction observed at Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain
Underground site in Natanz likely used to store nuclear material, according to Western intel; Trump also cites ‘a little activity’ at Pickaxe, warns Tehran ‘not to get cute’ there
By Lazar Berman
The Syrian nuclear reactor site before it was destroyed by the IDF in 2007, as seen from a satellite. (Photo: Google Earth)
September 10, 2026, 6:44 am
UN nuclear watchdog’s board ends probe into Syria’s past secret nuclear program
IAEA resolution calls on Damascus ‘to continue its cooperation with the agency, including the excavation work’ on nuclear reactor that Israel destroyed in 2007
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN
A national flag of Iran waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, December 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber, File)
September 10, 2026, 3:06 am
IAEA refers Iran to UNSC for nuclear ‘non-compliance’; think tank sees surging activity at Pickaxe Mt.
Backed by Western nations, first such resolution in two decades calls on Tehran to assure UN watchdog about ‘the non-diversion of nuclear material’; Iranian allies China and Russia expected to veto measure
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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. (Joe Klamar/AFP)
September 7, 2026, 11:17 pm
Secret Syrian nuclear reactor bombed by Israel in 2007 was almost complete, IAEA says
Assad-era site would have been ‘very efficient’ at making material for weapons, UN atomic watchdog chief says; reactor fuel manufacture plant also discovered
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The Syrian nuclear reactor site before it was destroyed by the IDF in 2007, as seen from a satellite. (Photo: Google Earth)
September 1, 2026, 9:56 pm
IAEA says findings at Syrian site hit by Israel ‘consistent with a nuclear reactor’
In confidential report, UN nuclear watchdog says ousted Assad regime ‘failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities’ at Deir Ezzor, which Israel struck in 2007
By AFP and ToI Staff
International Atomic Energy Agency’s director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi, left, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani attend a press conference in Damascus, Syria, August 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
August 18, 2026, 8:28 pm
IAEA finds ‘tons’ of nuclear material in Syria; Damascus: We’ll keep it for ‘peaceful’ energy use
UN nuclear watchdog chief Grossi says ‘it could be put to bad use’ and will be placed under ‘international safeguards’; he also tours reactor site bombed by Israel in 2007, increasingly convinced site was nuclear facility
By AFP and ToI Staff
The Syrian nuclear reactor site before it was destroyed by the IDF in 2007, as seen from a satellite. (Photo: Google Earth)
August 11, 2026, 9:49 am
IAEA said prepping to remove Syria nuclear material left over from Assad era
Israel reportedly told US it could bomb the site unless material — including yellowcake suitable for a dirty bomb — was safely removed, prompting nuclear watchdog’s deal with Damascus
By ToI Staff
Rafael Grossi, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General and a candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, responds to a reporter's question during a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, June 26, 2026. (Hiro Komae/AP)
June 26, 2026, 12:47 pm
US-Iran deal grants UN inspectors access to nuclear sites, IAEA chief says
Rafael Grossi asserts ceasefire understanding with US provides for inspections, urges ‘strong verification’ system, notes initial talks have been held with Iranians on visiting sites
By Agencies and ToI Staff
In this handout photo, Iran Parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf steps off a plane on June 21, 2026, as he arrives in Zurich, Switzerland, to attend the talks with the US delegation. (Hamed Malekpour/ICANA via AP)
June 24, 2026, 1:33 pm
Deal a ‘declaration of US defeat,’ chief Iran envoy says, as IAEA vows inspections
UN nuclear agency’s pledge follows clashing claims by US and Iran; next round of talks to occur in coming week, Pakistan says; Iran’s FM speaks with Hamas about MOU
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This handout satellite image courtesy of Vantor shows the Natanz Nuclear Facility near Natanz, Isfahan province, in central Iran on March 7, 2026. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor / AFP)
June 23, 2026, 2:39 pm
Contradicting Trump and Vance, Iran says no plans for IAEA inspections, asserts sovereignty at Hormuz
Trump claims Iran okayed inspections ‘long into the future’; regime leaders hold talks with Oman on charging fees at waterway; in another pushback, envoy says Iran will be ‘only country’ to determine how to use its unfrozen assets, warns Lebanon clash poses risk to deal
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
The Chairperson of the IAEA's Board of Governors for 2025-2026 David Grainge Biggs, who is also Australia's Resident Representative to the IAEA, seen on two screens (C) as he opens the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors' Meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on June 8, 2026. (Joe Klamar / AFP)
June 10, 2026, 11:55 pm
IAEA board demands Iran report uranium stocks, grant inspectors access to facilities
Iranian envoy denounces resolution, says it ignores Tehran’s ongoing cooperation with nuclear watchdog, claims access to sites unaffected by war has been granted
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN
US President Donald Trump in an interview with NBC's 'Meet the Press,' aired on June 7, 2026. (NBC screenshot)
June 7, 2026, 10:52 pm
Trump: US ‘very close’ to deal with Iran, but demanding stricter nuclear terms
US president says he won’t let up on Islamic Republic for even a 1% chance they’d obtain a nuclear weapon, as Washington seeks IAEA resolution demanding information on uranium
By Nava Freiberg, Reuters and ToI Staff
FILE: A handout picture of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant on February 13, 2020 (Barakah Nuclear Power Plant / AFP)
June 3, 2026, 12:58 am
IAEA offers UAE support after recent ‘carefully targeted’ drone attack on nuclear plant
Visiting Barakah facility, UN nuclear chief Grossi says attackers ‘knew exactly what they were doing,’ adds ‘this is of extreme gravity’; UAE has blamed Iraqi militias for the attack
By Agencies
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