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Trump considering operation to extract Iran's enriched uranium - WSJ

While the decision has not yet been made, Trump remains open to the idea, US officials told WSJ. However, he is taking into account the danger such an operation would pose to US troops. 

US President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 29, 2026.
A SATELLITE image shows a closer view of the Natanz Nuclear Facility with new building damage, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, near Natanz, Iran, March 2, 2026.

No war can destroy Iran's nuclear ambitions, IAEA director says

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi gives a press statement in Vienna, March 2, 2026; illustrative.

IAEA confirms entrances to Iran's Natanz enrichment plant were bombed

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, March 2, 2026.

Britain tried to stay out, Iran hit Cyprus anyway, and Hegseth’s warning landed - comment


IAEA chief: Iran nuclear deal with tough monitoring will prevent Israeli attack

Rafael Grossi: The IAEA found man-made uranium particles at three undeclared locations – Varamin, Marivan, and Turquzabad.

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

Iran to send counter proposal to US, 'no news' on next round of nuclear talks

Iran said that it would soon send a counter-proposal to the US via Oman, in response to a US offer that Tehran deemed "unacceptable."

 Image of Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi against a backdrop of the Iranian flag, US flag and fire.

Iran carried out implosion tests for nuclear weapons development, IAEA reports

A new IAEA report reveals Iran carried out undeclared nuclear tests, prompting calls to refer the case to the UN Security Council. Much of the IAEA report is based on evidence from the Mossad.

 A missile is launched during a joint exercise called the 'Great Prophet 17', in the southwest of Iran, December 24, 2021. Picture taken December 24, 2021.

'Iran is my biggest concern,' IAEA nuclear chief Grossi says

Grossi claimed that Israel's threats against the Islamic Republic imply that "the Iranian thing has incredible potential to become catastrophic."

 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2025.

How can the US nuclear deal stop secret Iranian enrichment? - Explainer

While the IAEA sees the roughly 20,000 centrifuges installed at Iran's enrichment facilities, it does not know how many more have been produced in recent years and are now elsewhere.

 A book with a cover design of the Iran-US negotiations is seen in Tehran, Iran, April 26, 2025.

Iran FM preparing response to potential nuclear agreement, holds call with IAEA head

Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff reportedly presented Iran with a “detailed and acceptable proposal” for a nuclear agreement.

 Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on before a meeting with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Tehran, Iran, August 26, 2024.

Iran secretly enriching enough uranium for nine nuclear weapons, IAEA report says

"Despite countless warnings by the international community, Iran is totally determined to complete its nuclear weapons program," the PMO said.

 An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024.

West plans to push IAEA board to find Iran in breach of duties, diplomats say

The last time the board took the step of formally declaring Iran in breach of its safeguards obligations was in September 2005.

 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.

UN nuclear watchdog says it should be involved in Iran, US nuclear talks

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi warned on Wednesday that Iran is “not far” from a nuclear bomb.

 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi meets with the head of Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation, Mohammad Eslami, in Tehran, Iran, April 17, 2025.

Why Trump nuke deal could be ‘better’ than Obama’s, yet be still more dangerous - analysis

Limiting Iran’s uranium enrichment to the same levels as 2015 would require greater concessions from Tehran as the country now possesses 13,355 advanced centrifuges.

 An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024.