The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/isfahan/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Isfahan | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/isfahan/ 32 32 UN nuclear chief: Much of Iran’s highly enriched uranium likely still buried at Isfahan site https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-nuclear-chief-irans-highly-enriched-uranium-likely-still-buried-at-isfahan-site/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:48:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3813423 IAEA's Grossi says inspectors need access to nuclear facilities at Isfahan, Fordo and Natanz; says US-Iran talks very different from those of 2015 due to Iran's nuclear progress

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]]> US op to seize Iran’s uranium would take weeks, require building a runway — report https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-op-to-seize-irans-uranium-would-take-weeks-require-building-a-runway-report/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:57:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3793371 Trump reportedly briefed on risky plan, which could require airlift of thousands of troops and heavy equipment to extract buried material, all while forces would be exposed to fire

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]]> Israel strikes drug factory in Iran, says it made fentanyl for chemical weapons R&D https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-strikes-drug-factory-in-iran-says-it-made-fentanyl-for-chemical-weapons-rd/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:53:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3792899 Iran says factory makes cancer drugs; top Quds force engineer killed in airstrike; IDF says all 'critical' assets of Iran's arms industry will be targeted by Wednesday

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]]> 8 lightly hurt by cluster bombs in central Israel as Iranian attacks persist across region https://www.timesofisrael.com/8-lightly-hurt-by-cluster-bomb-in-central-israel-as-iranian-attacks-persist-across-region/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:40:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3791870 US launches massive strikes on Iranian ammunition bunkers near Isfahan overnight; crude oil tanker set ablaze by drone strike off Dubai, briefly spiking oil prices

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]]> Seizing Iran’s uranium could take ‘largest special forces operation in history’ – WSJ https://www.timesofisrael.com/seizing-irans-uranium-could-take-largest-special-forces-operation-in-history-wsj/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:35:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3779013 Upward of 1,000 personnel could be required on-site to secure Isfahan facility, dig through rubble for near-weapons grade nuclear material, amid Iranian missile and drone fire

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]]> Iran may still have access to enriched uranium at site bombed by US last year – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-may-still-have-access-to-enriched-uranium-at-site-bombed-by-us-last-year-report/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:36:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3771938 NY Times says US intelligence believes there's a 'very narrow access point' through which uranium at Isfahan could be moved; Trump doesn't rule out ground op to secure stockpiles

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]]> IDF carries out ‘extensive’ strikes on regime targets; Iran fires missiles at Israeli towns https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-carries-out-extensive-strikes-on-regime-targets-iran-fires-missiles-at-israeli-towns/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:03:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3768500 Katz: Khamenei's successor an 'unequivocal target for elimination'; Israeli military says it's carrying out 'systematic, round-the-clock hunt' against launchers, ballistic missiles

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]]> ‘Freedom, freedom!’: Jubilant crowds across Iran celebrate killing of Khamenei https://www.timesofisrael.com/freedom-freedom-jubilant-crowds-across-iran-celebrate-killing-of-khamenei/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:19:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3765250 Videos from Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Abdanan show cheering, impromptu dance parties, fireworks; man shouts 'hello new world' as statue of republic founder is toppled in Galleh Dar

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]]> UN watchdog says it can’t verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-watchdog-says-it-cant-verify-whether-iran-has-suspended-all-uranium-enrichment/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:58:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3763808 'Regular vehicular activity' seen outside storage site in Isfahan, says IAEA, relying on commercial satellite imagery because inspectors have been denied access to facilities

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]]> Satellite images show Iran repairing and fortifying sites amid tensions with US https://www.timesofisrael.com/satellite-images-show-iran-repairing-and-fortifying-sites-amid-tensions-with-us/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:29:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3757182 Islamic Republic has buried tunnel entrances at a nuclear site bombed by the US in June war, fortified tunnel entrances near another, and worked on and obscured missile bases

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]]> Satellite images show all entrances to Iran’s Isfahan nuclear site have been buried https://www.timesofisrael.com/satellite-images-show-all-entrances-to-irans-isfahan-nuclear-site-have-been-buried/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:44:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3751663 US-based think tank says moves show Tehran 'seriously concerned' about US or Israeli attacks, says similar preparations were taken ahead of US strikes on nuclear sites last June

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]]> Satellite images indicate Iran working to salvage nuclear materials from damaged sites https://www.timesofisrael.com/satellite-images-indicate-iran-working-to-salvage-nuclear-materials-from-damaged-sites/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:07:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3745122 Experts say new roofs at Isfahan, Natanz likely part of effort 'to assess whether key assets, such as limited stocks of highly enriched uranium, survived the strikes' by Israel and US

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]]> Iranians say Tehran labeling those it killed as regime forces, in bid to cover up crimes https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranians-say-tehran-labeling-those-it-killed-as-regime-forces-in-bid-to-cover-up-crimes/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:03:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3741508 In accounts shared with ToI via activists, relatives report government efforts to paint slain protesters as Basij militia members, seemingly looking to justify atrocities amid ongoing crackdown

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]]> Huckabee: Iran ‘didn’t get the full message’ when US bombed its nuclear sites https://www.timesofisrael.com/huckabee-iran-didnt-get-the-full-message-when-us-bombed-its-nuclear-sites/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:27:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3717735 US ambassador addresses reports the Islamic Republic is rebuilding its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, worrying Jerusalem; Tehran says missiles are nonnegotiable

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]]> Iran must ‘seriously improve’ nuclear cooperation, says IAEA chief https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-must-seriously-improve-nuclear-cooperation-says-iaea-chief/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 07:27:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3681505 Grossi says UN agency has not been given access to Fordo, Natanz, Isfahan since June war; reiterates belief that most, if not all, enriched uranium survived and is at damaged sites

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