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This handout satellite image courtesy of Vantor shows vehicles at the western entrance of the Pickaxe Mountain tunnel complex adjacent to the Natanz Nuclear Facility near Natanz, Isfahan province, central Iran, on June 21, 2026. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor/AFP)
September 10, 2026, 7:59 pm
UN nuclear watchdog chief says construction observed at Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain
Underground site in Natanz likely used to store nuclear material, according to Western intel; Trump also cites ‘a little activity’ at Pickaxe, warns Tehran ‘not to get cute’ there
By Lazar Berman
Iranian missiles are displayed by the armed forces as an anti-Trump banner declaring in English and Farsi, 'We will kill you,' is seen in a temporary exhibition at Azadi (Freedom) Square in Tehran, Iran, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 8, 2026, 9:31 am
Touting improved ballistic missile, Iran vows preemptive action against threats
Top Iranian official says new missile was ‘tested’ against US warship; UN nuclear watchdog head urges Tehran to cooperate as Western nations seek to refer it to Security Council
By Agencies
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi speaks during a press conference after the Board of Governor’s Meeting at the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria on September 7, 2026. (Joe Klamar/AFP)
September 7, 2026, 11:17 pm
Secret Syrian nuclear reactor bombed by Israel in 2007 was almost complete, IAEA says
Assad-era site would have been ‘very efficient’ at making material for weapons, UN atomic watchdog chief says; reactor fuel manufacture plant also discovered
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The Syrian nuclear reactor site before it was destroyed by the IDF in 2007, as seen from a satellite. (Photo: Google Earth)
September 1, 2026, 9:56 pm
IAEA says findings at Syrian site hit by Israel ‘consistent with a nuclear reactor’
In confidential report, UN nuclear watchdog says ousted Assad regime ‘failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities’ at Deir Ezzor, which Israel struck in 2007
By AFP and ToI Staff
International Atomic Energy Agency’s director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi, left, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani attend a press conference in Damascus, Syria, August 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
August 18, 2026, 8:28 pm
IAEA finds ‘tons’ of nuclear material in Syria; Damascus: We’ll keep it for ‘peaceful’ energy use
UN nuclear watchdog chief Grossi says ‘it could be put to bad use’ and will be placed under ‘international safeguards’; he also tours reactor site bombed by Israel in 2007, increasingly convinced site was nuclear facility
By AFP and ToI Staff
Attendees watch as the six candidates for the United Nations Secretary-General position debate at the UN General Assembly Hall in New York, on July 23, 2026. (Leonardo MUNOZ/AFP)
July 24, 2026, 6:22 am
6 candidates for next leader of UN vow to restore trust in body during TV debate
Rafael Grossi speaks of need ‘to restore this credibility of the UN as a valid interlocutor’; Michelle Bachelet says she won’t bow to pressure from ‘powerful donor countries’
By AFP
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
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
A sign for the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Bürgenstock during a meeting between US Vice President JD Vance and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, in Obbuergen, Switzerland, June 21, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
June 21, 2026, 5:34 pm
US, Iran kick off talks on Lebanon, nuclear issues; Vance says progress already made
Officials gather for first meetings in Switzerland after MOU signed; Tehran says Lebanon tops agenda, is vital to reaching deal; Iran’s president insists on right to enrich uranium
By Agencies, Jacob Magid 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
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
Left to right: Macky Sall in Dakar, Senegal, February 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui); Rafael Grossi in Seoul, South Korea, April 15, 2026. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP); Michelle Bachelet on March 8, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly); Rebeca Grynspan in San Jose, Costa Rica, October 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Diaz)
April 21, 2026, 4:24 pm
Four contenders for UN secretary-general face live hearings; others may join race
Nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi and Costa Rican ex-president Rebeca Grynspan among those vying to replace Antonio Guterres for five-year term at helm of United Nations
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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
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