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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
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
FILE - This undated photograph released by the United Arab Emirates' state-run WAM news agency shows the under-construction Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi's Western desert. (Arun Girija/Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation/WAM via AP, File)
May 18, 2026, 3:20 am
Drone strike hits Abu Dhabi nuclear plant; UAE, Saudi Arabia and UN watchdog condemn
No injuries or radiological release reported as attack sets generator on fire; UAE, hit hard by Iran, appears to blame strike on Tehran or its proxies; no one claims responsibility
By Agencies
Rafael Grossi, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General and a candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, speaks during an interview at UN headquarters, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
April 30, 2026, 10:48 am
UN nuclear chief: Much of Iran’s highly enriched uranium likely still buried at Isfahan site
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
By Edith M. Lederer
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a recorded statement on the ongoing fighting with Hezbollah and the US ceasefire with Iran, on April 15, 2026. (Screenshot/GPO)
April 16, 2026, 5:59 am
PM says Israel ready for Iran war resumption, while US gears for another round of talks
White House says 2nd meeting, if one takes place, will again likely be in Islamabad; senior Iranian official says some progress has been made, but ‘fundamental disagreements remain’
By Agencies, Nava Freiberg and Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk from the White House to greet King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, April 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
April 15, 2026, 12:12 pm
Trump says no need to extend Iran ceasefire, as talks to end war continue
CENTCOM chief says blockade on Iran ‘fully implemented’ after 36 hours; IAEA head says any deal with Tehran needs ‘very detailed’ oversight of nuclear program
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This handout satellite image courtesy of Vantor shows an overview of the Pickaxe Mountain tunnel complex adjacent to the Natanz Nuclear Facility near Natanz, Isfahan province, in central Iran on March 7, 2026. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor / AFP)
April 2, 2026, 12:57 pm
US op to seize Iran’s uranium would take weeks, require building a runway — report
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
By Michael Horovitz
This handout satellite image courtesy of Vantor shows an overview of the Pickaxe Mountain tunnel complex adjacent to the Natanz Nuclear Facility near Natanz, Isfahan province, in central Iran on March 7, 2026. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor / AFP)
March 21, 2026, 6:30 pm
US said to strike Iran’s Natanz enrichment site, IDF hits missile production sites
Report claims American forces used bunker busters to bomb nuclear facility; Iran fires missile at Israeli fighter jet, no damage reported
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot gives a press conference after a crisis meeting in Paris on March 2, 2026. (Thibault Camus / POOL / AFP)
March 2, 2026, 2:09 pm
France ready to ‘take part’ in defense of Gulf countries and Jordan against Iran
Germany says it won’t join US-Israeli offensive despite reports it’s mulling action; IAEA says no sign Iranian nuclear sites bombed, Iranian official contradicts, says Natanz hit
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A cyclist rides past an anti-US billboard installed on a building along a street in Tehran, Iran, on February 26, 2026. (AFP)
February 27, 2026, 7:58 pm
UN watchdog says it can’t verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment
‘Regular vehicular activity’ seen outside storage site in Isfahan, says IAEA, relying on commercial satellite imagery because inspectors have been denied access to facilities
By AP
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
February 19, 2026, 1:04 pm
OpenAI’s Altman: World ‘urgently’ needs AI regulation, similar to nuclear safeguards
Warning of AI-made pathogens and technological centralization, man behind ChatGPT urges creation of IAEA-style watchdog ‘for international coordination of AI’
By AFP
The director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, attends the presentation of his candidacy for United Nations secretary-general, in Buenos Aires on December 22, 2025. (Juan Mabromata/AFP)
January 21, 2026, 4:05 am
Standoff with Iran over nuclear inspections cannot last forever, says IAEA chief
Rafael Grossi says UN watchdog hasn’t been able to inspect the nuclear sites bombed by Israel and US, warns he could ultimately declare Tehran in ‘in non-compliance’ with NPT
By Dave Graham and Francois Murphy
A view of the containment vessel that protects the remains of reactor number four at the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant and built to contain radiation, after a drone attack, Ukraine, February 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
December 6, 2025, 10:23 am
Chernobyl’s protective shield, damaged in strike, no longer performs main safety functions
Radiation levels normal at nuclear disaster site, but UN nuclear watchdog urges ‘comprehensive restoration’; Ukraine blames Russia for February blast at plant, Moscow denies it
By Reuters
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, attends the IAEA's Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on November 19, 2025. (Joe Klamar / AFP)
November 27, 2025, 2:23 pm
Argentina nominates IAEA chief Grossi for UN secretary-general
Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno says head of UN’s nuclear watchdog is globally recognized for ‘extraordinary work’ on international peace and security
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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