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Iran's nuclear program

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in northern Jerusalem, July 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 5, 2026, 11:35 pm
Netanyahu rejects Vance’s claim Trump is Israel’s only friend, says ‘many’ seek ties
PM insists he and US president are ‘set on the same goal’ of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, says Israel will make sure of this, even if US fails at forging deal
By Nava Freiberg
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)
July 5, 2026, 1:18 am
Satellite images show construction near Iranian nuclear site, in apparent MOU violation
US-based think tank says workers appear to be reinforcing tunnel entrances at secretive ‘Pickaxe Mountain’ site near Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, which itself remains inaccessible
By ToI Staff
Left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Right: US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
July 4, 2026, 6:28 am
Netanyahu’s office says he spoke with Trump, they agreed to meet soon
PM congratulates US president on the country’s 250th Independence Day amid tensions over Washington’s ongoing negotiations with Iran
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of US President Donald Trump during an interview withe CNBC broadcast on July 2, 2026. (CNBC Television)
July 3, 2026, 10:09 am
Trump claims ‘spoiled child’ Iran has agreed to most US demands in negotiations
US president asserts Iran defeated militarily, now has ‘more rational’ leadership, ponders how American Jews can vote for Democrats when he is ‘best president in history of Israel’
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv, on June 24, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 1, 2026, 11:41 pm
Netanyahu claims he saved Israel from destruction as Iran ‘already obtained’ atomic bomb; rivals say he’s lying
Source says PM’s assertion, made to right-wing Channel 14, is unfounded; election opponents Eisenkot, Bennett pillory PM for fear-mongering, peddling falsehoods
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump greets onlookers after arriving in a Freedom250-themed train ahead of a dedication ceremony for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library on July 01, 2026 in Medora, North Dakota. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP)
July 1, 2026, 10:34 pm
US, Iran wrap up indirect Doha talks as Trump touts progress towards ‘denuclearization’
Tehran says sides agreed on partial release of frozen funds, US officials deny it; Washington reportedly pushing Iran to look at ‘bigger picture,’ not insist on Hormuz control
By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump (left) stands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on his visit to the White House, in Washington, November 18, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
July 1, 2026, 8:19 pm
US reportedly mulls pulling troops from Saudi Arabia as ties sour over Iran war
Riyadh initially refused Washington request to use bases critical to Hormuz ship escort operation, prompting US ire; Riyadh interprets Rubio skipping over Saudi on Gulf tour as snub
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a news conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fouad Hussein after their meeting at the foreign ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
July 1, 2026, 4:46 pm
Iranian FM: If Trump’s Tel Aviv ‘pets’ aren’t controlled, ‘Iran will school them’
As US and Iranian officials set to hold indirect talks in Doha, senior Iranian sources say Tehran determined to keep control over Strait of Hormuz, even if it requires force
By Nava Freiberg, Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
July 1, 2026, 8:59 am
Trump weighed return to full war against Iran, but prefers diplomatic efforts – report
White House official says deconfliction channel including IRGC, US military has been used by both sides; Tehran’s chief negotiator: Iran prioritizes diplomacy but is ready for war
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points at areas where the IDF will withdraw from as part of a US-mediated agreement with Lebanon, during a press conference on June 27, 2026. (YouTube Screenshot)
June 28, 2026, 1:35 am
PM: Iran, Hezbollah to have ‘no role in Lebanon’ under deal, Israel can maintain security zone
At press conference, Netanyahu claims framework accord with Lebanon opens door to peace but lets IDF address threats, also says Israel sending delegation to DC to discuss Iran deal
By Nava Freiberg and 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
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi speaks during a news conference at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Japan, June 24, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)
June 25, 2026, 11:57 am
‘War of words’: Nuclear inspection dispute shows US, Iran negotiating in public
Statements by Iranian, US, Israel and UN officials come alongside, and may complicate, multiple negotiations happening simultaneously over uranium stockpile, Lebanon, frozen funds
By AP and ToI Staff
Left to right: US President Donald Trump in Macungie, PA, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke); Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11, 2026. (Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); US, Iranian and Israeli flags background image (Ruma Aktar/iStock)
June 24, 2026, 4:38 pm
In Trump’s delusions of peace with Iran and efforts to bully Israel, dark echoes of appeasement
Desperate to end the war, he reassures nobody but himself that the regime in Tehran is new, nice and not at all radical, and turns up the heat on Israel for daring to raise inconvenient concerns about survival
By David Horovitz
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
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