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US President Donald Trump listens at an event about coal, on June 4, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
June 5, 2026, 2:47 pm
‘It’s entombed’: Trump says US can retrieve Iran’s uranium without a deal, but has ‘no reason to’
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’
By ToI Staff
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
US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Harry Reid International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
April 17, 2026, 10:28 pm
As Trump claims ‘no sticking points’ and that deal possible in days, Iran insists he’s lying
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
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Agencies
This handout satellite picture, provided by Maxar Technologies and taken on June 22, 2025, shows damage after US strikes on the Isfahan nuclear enrichment facility in central Iran. (Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies / AFP)
March 16, 2026, 10:35 am
Seizing Iran’s uranium could take ‘largest special forces operation in history’ – WSJ
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
By ToI Staff
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center outside of Isfahan, Iran, on Jan. 28, 2026. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
March 8, 2026, 9:36 am
Iran may still have access to enriched uranium at site bombed by US last year – report
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
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi (left) attends the IAEA's Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on November 19, 2025. (Joe Klamar / AFP)
November 20, 2025, 4:20 pm
UN nuclear watchdog demands full cooperation from Iran on sites bombed in 12-day war
IAEA says that accounting for Iran’s enriched uranium stock, which includes material close to bomb-grade, is ‘long overdue’; Iran calls resolution ‘counterproductive’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi is interviewed at United Nations headquarters, October 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
November 12, 2025, 5:25 pm
IAEA unable to check Iran’s uranium since June war, says inspection ‘long overdue’
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
By Agencies
Illustrative: Uranium ore. (RHJ; iStock by Getty Images)
May 4, 2023, 9:26 pm
Documents appear to show Iran’s interest in Syrian phosphates for uranium production
In leaked papers, Iran’s nuclear agency asks government to cover costs of project
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Screen capture from video of barrels containing uranium yellowcake stored at a site near Sabha, Librya, 2012. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 16, 2023, 12:25 pm
Libyan military says it recovered 2.5 tons of uranium that IAEA reported missing
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
By Jon Gambrell
Various centrifuge machines line a hall at the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility, Iran on April 17, 2021. (Screenshot/Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting-IRIB, via AP)
February 23, 2023, 11:42 pm
Iran acknowledges accusation it has enriched uranium to 84%
News website linked to highest reaches of Iran’s theocracy nods to allegation amid renewed pressure on West to address Tehran’s program
By Jon Gambrell
Illustrative: A passenger arrives from a flight at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport in London, August 2, 2021. (Matt Dunham/AP)
January 11, 2023, 10:30 am
British police probe uranium package seized at Heathrow Airport
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
By AFP and ToI Staff
Various centrifuge machines line a hall at the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility, Iran on April 17, 2021. (Screenshot/Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting-IRIB, via AP)
May 30, 2022, 7:48 pm
Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile is now 18 times 2015 deal limit, UN watchdog says
Tehran has amassed more than 3,800 kilos of material, IAEA reports, after detecting radioactivity at potential undeclared nuclear sites
By Agencies and ToI Staff
In this Saturday, September 18, 2021 satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc., a uranium enrichment plant is seen at North Korea's main Yongbyon nuclear complex. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)
September 18, 2021, 10:56 pm
New photos show North Korea expanding uranium enrichment plant
Satellite images reveal construction in area adjoining plant at Yongbyon, ‘heart’ of hermit kingdom’s nuclear program
By Hyung-Jin Kim
Centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran, November 5, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)
April 19, 2021, 6:18 pm
Iranian enrichment is worrying, but weapons-grade uranium doesn’t a bomb make
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
By Judah Ari Gross
Centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran, in an image released on November 5, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)
January 19, 2021, 11:02 am
Iran says it is producing half a kilo of 20% enriched uranium every day
Country’s nuclear agency chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, says it will resume adhering to nuke deal’s terms if ‘other parties’ do so
By ToI Staff
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