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Iran and Europeans hold 'frank' nuclear talks with UN sanctions looming

Iran would need to make commitments on key issues, including eventual talks with Washington, full cooperation with the UN's IAEA, and accounting for 400 kg of its enriched uranium.

General view of the Iranian Consulate where Iran holds nuclear talks with so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 25, 2025.
IAEA board and chief Rafael Grossi hold exceptional meeting about Israel's strikes on Iran, June 16, 2025

Iran agrees to visit by team from UN nuclear watchdog in coming weeks

 An image posted by an Iranian advisor depicting two mushroom clouds and nuclear fallout over Israel, July 12, 2025.

Iranian advisor shares AI image depicting a nuclear strike on Israel

 IAEA's Grossi and Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi appear before an illustrative image of a US-struck Iranian nuclear site

Iran enacts law halting all cooperation with nuclear watchdog IAEA


Iranian newspaper calls to arrest and execute IAEA chief, European nations condemn

Grossi has not directly responded to the newspaper's allegations. He has said his top priority is ensuring IAEA inspectors can return to nuclear sites in Iran as soon as possible.

 An Iranian man holds a newspaper with a cover photo of Iran and US flags on a street in Tehran, Iran, April 19, 2025

No, US strikes on Iran are not the start of a new 'forever war' in the Middle East - opinion

This is not a forever war - it is decisive action to prevent the single most destabilizing development in the region: A nuclear-armed Islamic Republic of Iran.

 People attend a protest against the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites, in Tehran, Iran, June 22, 2025

WATCH: IDF strikes Isfahan nuclear site in central Iran, IAEA says centrifuge workshop hit

Friday night marked the second confirmed IDF attack on the Isfahan site since a week prior, when it struck one of the largest uranium enrichment sites in Iran.

Images taken by the IDF show destroyed nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Iran, June 21, 2025

Iran preparing to leave non-proliferation treaty in nuclear escalation

President Masoud Pezeshkian reiterated on Monday that nuclear weapons were against a religious edict by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

 Fire of Israeli attack on Shahran Oil depot is seen following the Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025

IAEA's Grossi disputes IDF claims on levels of destruction at Iranian nuclear sites

The IDF had said that it had succeeded in striking and destroying both the above ground and underground Natanz nuclear sites, including the crucial centrifuge fleet.

IAEA board and chief Rafael Grossi hold exceptional meeting about Israel's strikes on Iran, June 16, 2025

Iran pushed for IAEA Board of Governors to condemn Israel over attacks - exclusive

Iranian officials shifted their efforts after realizing they would not secure a majority, a Western diplomat who spoke to the Post said.

 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi seen at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 9, 2025

Int'l Atomic Energy Agency head to visit Tehran amid flurry of nuke talks

In March, Grossi informed the IAEA Board of Governors that Iran’s 60% level enriched uranium had increased to 275 kilograms, up from 182 kg in the past quarter.

 An Iranian missile is displayed during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Iran continues to deny direct nuclear deal talks with US - analysis

As Trump claims direct talks with Iran will be held on Saturday, Iran says the talks will be indirect and will take place in Oman.

  Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 15, 2024.

Qatar demands all Israeli nuclear facilities be brought under IAEA safeguards

Israel does not publicly acknowledge possessing nuclear weapons and has not signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

 A view of the Israeli nuclear facility in the Negev desert outside Dimona, now called the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center.

Israel atomic chief: Iran keeps deceiving IAEA, West on verge of nuke threshold

Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas have targeted the Dimona reactor in the past and are likely to do so in the future.

 Moshe Edri, head of Israel's Atomic Energy Commission, is seen speaking at the 67th annual International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conference, on September 26, 2023.

Is the IAEA losing patience with Iran? Nuclear chief laments lack of cooperation

"The Iranians are accumulating [uranium]. They say it's for civilian purposes, but we haven't seen much of that in use. It is, in fact, being stored."

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with commanders and a group of members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Tehran, Iran August 17, 2023