The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/uranium/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:21:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png uranium | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/uranium/ 32 32 ‘It’s entombed’: Trump says US can retrieve Iran’s uranium without a deal, but has ‘no reason to’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/its-entombed-trump-says-us-can-get-irans-uranium-without-a-deal-but-has-no-reason-to/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:47:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3837049 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'

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]]> Iranian sources say regime has decided to keep highly enriched uranium in Iran, defying Trump https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-sources-say-regime-has-decided-to-keep-highly-enriched-uranium-in-iran-defying-trump/ Thu, 21 May 2026 11:47:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3828125 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

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]]> As Trump claims ‘no sticking points’ and that deal possible in days, Iran insists he’s lying https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-says-no-sticking-points-at-all-predicts-deal-with-iran-could-come-in-days/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:28:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3804501 President says US will remove Iran's enriched uranium 'at leisurely pace,' but Iran denies it; also claims Iran will stop backing Hamas, Hezbollah; US and Iranian officials say significant gaps remain

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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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]]> UN nuclear watchdog demands full cooperation from Iran on sites bombed in 12-day war https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-nuclear-watchdog-demands-full-cooperation-from-iran-on-sites-bombed-in-12-day-war/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:20:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3693292 IAEA says that accounting for Iran's enriched uranium stock, which includes material close to bomb-grade, is 'long overdue'; Iran calls resolution 'counterproductive'

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]]> IAEA unable to check Iran’s uranium since June war, says inspection ‘long overdue’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/iaea-unable-to-check-irans-uranium-since-june-war-says-inspection-long-overdue/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:25:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3687201 Islamic Republic has enough near-weapons grade uranium for 10 nuclear bombs, says Rafael Grossi, as Tehran fails to produce mandated report in wake of Israeli and US attacks

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]]> Documents appear to show Iran’s interest in Syrian phosphates for uranium production https://www.timesofisrael.com/documents-appear-to-show-irans-interest-in-syrian-phosphates-for-uranium-production/ Thu, 04 May 2023 18:26:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3008790 In leaked papers, Iran's nuclear agency asks government to cover costs of project

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]]> Libyan military says it recovered 2.5 tons of uranium that IAEA reported missing https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-nuclear-watchdog-2-5-tons-of-uranium-missing-from-storage-site-in-libya/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:25:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2975619 Commander says containers of uranium tracked down 3 miles from where they had been stored in southern Libya, hours after disappearance was reported by the UN's nuclear watchdog

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]]> Iran acknowledges accusation it has enriched uranium to 84% https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-acknowledges-accusation-it-has-enriched-uranium-to-84/ Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:42:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2959208 News website linked to highest reaches of Iran's theocracy nods to allegation amid renewed pressure on West to address Tehran's program

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]]> British police probe uranium package seized at Heathrow Airport https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-police-probe-uranium-package-seized-at-heathrow-airport/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 08:30:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2922474 Small amount of nuclear element reportedly found in shipment of scrap metal that originated in Pakistan and arrived on flight from Oman, addressed to Iranians in UK

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]]> Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile is now 18 times 2015 deal limit, UN watchdog says https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-enriched-uranium-stockpile-18-times-2015-deal-limit-un-watchdog-says/ Mon, 30 May 2022 16:48:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2772500 Tehran has amassed more than 3,800 kilos of material, IAEA reports, after detecting radioactivity at potential undeclared nuclear sites

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]]> New photos show North Korea expanding uranium enrichment plant https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-photos-show-north-korea-expanding-uranium-enrichment-plant/ Sat, 18 Sep 2021 19:56:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2618386 Satellite images reveal construction in area adjoining plant at Yongbyon, 'heart' of hermit kingdom's nuclear program

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]]> Iranian enrichment is worrying, but weapons-grade uranium doesn’t a bomb make https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-enrichment-is-worrying-but-weapons-grade-uranium-doesnt-a-bomb-make/ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:18:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2526348 Amassing high-grade fissile material is only the first step toward an atomic weapon, and Tehran's latest violation of the JCPOA does not substantially change the timeline

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]]> Iran says it is producing half a kilo of 20% enriched uranium every day https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-says-it-is-producing-half-a-kilo-of-20-enriched-uranium-every-day/ Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:02:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2471384&preview=true&preview_id=2471384 Country's nuclear agency chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, says it will resume adhering to nuke deal's terms if 'other parties' do so

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