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Iran's nuclear program

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
US President Donald Trump listens at an event about coal, on June 4, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
June 5, 2026, 2:47 pm
‘It’s entombed’: Trump says US can retrieve Iran’s uranium without a deal, but has ‘no reason to’
President reveals he mulled sending troops to seize near-weapons-grade stockpile at war’s start, but declined to do so given the risks: ‘I don’t want to do it if we’re in conflict’
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, June 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
June 4, 2026, 3:03 am
Trump suggests Iran talks could yield deal by weekend while Tehran denies progress
US president insists ‘we will get’ Iran’s uranium stockpile, says he wants separate end to Lebanon conflict; Iran’s FM says Israeli attack on Beirut would trigger renewal of war
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
June 2, 2026, 9:49 pm
Rubio says Iran opening up on nuclear issue, as Trump insists talks ‘continuous’
Secretary of state tells Congress Iran must fully reopen Hormuz, sanctions relief will be contingent on nuclear concessions, also reports that Khamenei appears more involved in process
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) meets with Defense Minister Israel Katz (L) and IDF chief of staff Eyal Zamir at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on May 26, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
May 27, 2026, 1:18 pm
Trump’s emerging Iran deal forces Israel to seek guarantees, not victory
With framework risking drawn-out nuclear talks and questionable freedom of action, Jerusalem left with little to do but reach clear terms with DC on handling future threats
By Nava Freiberg
Illustrative: A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft takes off for a mission during Operation Epic Fury, March 9, 2026. (US Air Force)
May 26, 2026, 9:25 am
US attacks missile sites in Iran despite ceasefire, says it acted to defend troops
Khamenei warns US will no longer be able to use Gulf states as safe haven; Rubio insists deal still possible but is ‘a few days’ away; Trump: Tehran must hand over enriched uranium or destroy it
By ToI Staff, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Trump listens to a question from a reporter at the end of a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, on December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
May 24, 2026, 3:00 pm
Trump said to assure Netanyahu he will thwart Iran nuke program as Israel fears ‘very bad’ deal
Israel deeply concerned over plan that gives Iran time, money, falls short of key security needs, with regime’s nuclear activities only up for discussion later, no commitment to export uranium stockpile, terror proxies intact
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Iranian army soldiers stand in front of a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a pro-regime rally in Tehran, Iran, on April 29, 2026. (AFP)
May 21, 2026, 2:47 pm
Iranian sources say regime has decided to keep highly enriched uranium in Iran, defying Trump
Khamenei said to refuse to give up stockpile of near-weapons grade nuclear material, which US and Israel have demanded be confiscated before war can end
By Reuters
Israeli Air Force F-35I fighter jets head to carry out strikes in Iran, in a photo published by the military on March 15, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 19, 2026, 10:31 pm
Israel said preparing for renewal of Iran war; Trump says Tehran has days to make deal
TV report points to signs of heightened readiness, including 5-hour cabinet meeting, cancellation of PM’s trial hearing; Trump says he is ‘not sure’ when attack will happen
By Nava Freiberg, Jacob Magid and Agencies
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, fifth left, meets with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, center, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 25, 2026. (Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP)
May 13, 2026, 7:40 pm
US-Iran talks stalled after Tehran tried skirting up-front nuke concessions — officials
Washington wanted temporary ceasefire that included Iran compromises on its nuclear program, but Islamic Republic demanded permanent truce followed by separate talks on enrichment
By Jacob Magid
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)
May 5, 2026, 3:09 am
Iran no further from nuclear weapon than before war, US intel agencies assess
Despite long weeks of fighting, US spy agencies said to estimate that Tehran remains year away from being able to build a nuke — a timeline that has been in place since June 2025 strikes
By Gram Slattery, Jonathan Landay and Erin Banco
Adm. Brad Cooper speaks to members of the media during a press briefing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, at the Pentagon, in Washington, April 16, 2026. (Kevin Wolf/AP)
April 30, 2026, 12:17 pm
CENTCOM chief to brief Trump on new plans for military action against Iran — report
Adm. Brad Cooper to present options for ‘short and powerful’ strikes, seizing parts of Strait of Hormuz, and special forces action to capture enriched uranium, Axios says
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump and Britain's King Charles III (not pictured) meet in the Oval Office of the White House, on April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
April 29, 2026, 3:14 pm
Trump said prepping for extended Iran blockade, says Tehran ‘better get smart soon’
‘No more Mr. Nice Guy,’ US president declares, adds Iran’s leaders ‘don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal’; Hegseth to testify before US Congress for first time since war’s start
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
April 28, 2026, 11:47 am
Trump reportedly unhappy with Iran’s proposal to reopen Hormuz but shelve nuclear issue
Vance said to express concern war depleting US arms stockpiles; Iran reportedly resorting to ‘junk storage’ for oil amid US blockade on exports, will soon run out of space for crude
By Reuters and ToI Staff
In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on April 24, 2026, an Iranian man rides his motorcycle past a boat at Suru Beach in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA/AFP)
April 27, 2026, 10:03 am
Iran said to offer US deal to reopen Hormuz, end war and put off nuclear talks
Trump to meet with national security, foreign policy teams to discuss proposal, report says, as oil prices rise after failed attempt to restart negotiations over the weekend
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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