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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 645

nuclear program

In this March 30, 2005, file photo, an Iranian security official in protective clothing walks through part of the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
June 9, 2025, 5:01 pm
IAEA finds Iran conducted key nuclear weapon production tests more than 2 decades ago
Security think tank analysis of recent nuclear watchdog report sheds light on decades of Tehran’s secretive activities, recommends bringing case to UN Security Council
By Shira Silkoff
Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman speaks during the annual Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 29, 2024. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP)
April 13, 2025, 5:08 pm
US and Saudis to ink nuclear cooperation agreement; no mention of Israel normalization
Visiting Riyadh, American energy secretary says deal will help develop Saudi Arabia’s civilian nuclear capabilities
By Pesha Magid
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to attend talks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 7, 2023. (Sergei Bobylev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
September 15, 2024, 5:40 am
US, UK concerned Russia may be assisting Iran with nuclear weapons program — report
Concern grows after alleged shipment of ballistic missiles delivered to Russia for use against Ukraine; Tehran dismisses impact of Western sanctions, calling them a ‘failed tool’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
In this March 30, 2005, file photo, an Iranian security official in protective clothing walks through part of the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
June 3, 2024, 9:48 am
At UN nuclear meeting, European powers seek to censure Iran for lack of cooperation
Draft resolution demands Iran readmit IAEA inspectors, restore camera surveillance at nuclear sites; diplomats say US opposes action, seeking to avoid tensions before Nov. election
By AFP and ToI Staff
Director General Rafael Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Organization, IAEA, left, and head of Iran's atomic energy department Mohammad Eslami shake hands at the conclusion of their joint press conference after their meeting in the central city of Isfahan, Iran, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 7, 2024, 4:14 pm
UN nuclear watchdog chief urges Iran to take ‘concrete’ steps for cooperation
In visit to Iran, IAEA’s Grossi notes ‘slowdown’ in implementation of 2023 deal meant to improve safeguards, monitoring of Tehran’s nuclear program
By Agencies and ToI Staff
(L) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023. (Saudi Press Agency via AP); (C) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem (Alex Kolomoisky/ Pool/ Flash90); (R) US President Joe Biden on November 2, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Michael A. McCoy / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / via AFP)
September 21, 2023, 9:18 am
Netanyahu told officials to cooperate on Saudi bid to enrich uranium – report
WSJ says officials from US and Israel working together on plan that could see a US-run facility on Saudi soil; unnamed Israeli officials says there would be ‘a lot’ of safeguards
By ToI Staff
File: Opposition leader Yair Lapid during a discussion and a vote at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 30, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 10, 2023, 11:29 pm
Lapid said to tell US lawmakers: Giving Saudis uranium for peace ‘endangers Israel’
Opposition leader, who shares view on TV network too, reportedly tells visiting Dems that Riyadh enrichment capabilities would harm region
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan during a joint news conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 8, 2023. (Ahmed Yosri/Pool Photo via AP)
June 8, 2023, 10:39 pm
Saudi FM: Normalization with Israel would have benefits, but less without two states
Asked about Riyadh’s widely reported demand that US back its civilian nuclear program, bin Farhan says kingdom prefers support from US but notes there are other potential ‘bidders’
By Jacob Magid
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud speaks during a press conference after the end of Security and Development Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
December 12, 2022, 9:22 am
Saudi FM says ‘all bets are off’ if Iran makes a nuclear weapon
‘We are in a very dangerous space in the region,’ Al-Saud says, adding that Riyadh ‘skeptical’ about prospect of reviving 2015 nuclear deal
By ToI Staff
A satellite image from September 15, 2017, of the Fordo nuclear facility in Iran. (Google Earth)
March 14, 2022, 10:25 pm
Iran claims to thwart Israeli sabotage plot at nuclear facility, arrests ‘network’
Revolutionary Guard claims to foil plot by ‘Zionist Regime’ at Fordo enrichment facility, where Tehran has refused access to surveillance camera footage by IAEA
By Amir Vahdat
In this Feb. 26, 2013, file photo, Pakistan's nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan waves to supporters in Islamabad, Pakistan (BK Bangash/AP)
October 10, 2021, 10:51 am
AQ Khan, ‘father of Pakistan’s nuclear program’ who also helped Iran, dies at 85
Scientist also accused of giving nuclear know-how to Libya, North Korea; was placed under effective house arrest in 2004 after admitting he shared tech with the 3 rogue nations
By ToI Staff and AFP
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/WAM via AP, File)
December 28, 2019, 8:18 pm
UAE’s nuclear program could lead to nuclear arms race, disaster, expert says
British nuclear scientist warns Abu Dhabi may be planning weapons program; even if not, threat from terrorists and natural disasters is not properly countered, he says
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov at the State Department in Washington, July 17, 2017 (AP/Carolyn Kaster)
May 15, 2018, 2:35 pm
Russian deputy FM says Iran must make concessions to save nuke deal
But Sergei Ryabkov says accord cannot be altered to address Tehran’s Mideast policy, missile program, as demanded by Trump; Zarif says talks with EU on ‘right track’
By ToI Staff and AFP
This file photo taken on July 19, 2017 shows Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang (L) and US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin during a US and China comprehensive Economic Dialogue at the US Department of the Treasury in Washington, DC.(AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski)
August 22, 2017, 9:38 pm
US sanctions Chinese, Russians over N. Korea support
16 individuals and companies slapped with penalties for ties to Pyongyang nuclear program
By AFP
A man walks by a TV screen showing a local news program reporting about North Korea's missile firing at Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. (Lee Jin-man/AP)
August 7, 2017, 10:36 am
N. Korea slams UN sanctions, rejects nuclear negotiations
Pyongyang calls punitive measures a ‘violent violation of our sovereignty,’ vows to continue developing controversial arms program
By AFP
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