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IAEA Director General Grossi shares fears over potential for renewed nuclear arms race

He said Iran's lack of cooperation “led us to a place or a position where we lost the necessary continuity of knowledge to be able to confirm that everything in Iran was in peaceful use."

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi attends an interview with the Reuters team in Vienna, Austria, September 3, 2025.
A satellite image shows a closer view of a destroyed vehicle at the Pickaxe Mountain facility in Natanz, Iran, March 7, 2026.

Iran claims Natanz nuclear facility struck, IDF says 'unaware' of attack

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 A model of a centrifuge is displayed during the 46th anniversary of the U.S. expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, November 4, 2025

Witkoff: Iran openly admitted to having enough 60% enriched uranium to create nuclear material


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

There is no expected radiological consequence from the fallout of the strike on Natanz, the IAEA stated.

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

Damage to Iran's nuclear facilities unclear from IAEA, Iran, Israel, US statements

The US may have struck Isfahan, where IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said Iran's 60% enriched uranium may be stored.

A satellite imagery taken on February 1, 2026, shows a new roof over a previously destroyed building at Isfahan nuclear site, Iran.

Iran says 'peaceful, safeguarded' Natanz nuclear site hit in US-Israeli strikes

"Again they attacked Iran's peaceful, safeguarded nuclear facilities yesterday," Iran's ambassador to the UN nuclear watchdog told reporters at a meeting.

A satellite image shows ongoing efforts to harden and strengthen a facility's two tunnel entrances at a complex near Nantanz, Iran, February 10, 2026.

WATCH: B-2 stealth bombers used to strike Iran, Trump confirms at least nine Iranian vessels sunk

US B-2 bombers hit Iran's ballistic missile sites, dropping 2,000-pound bombs, as part of Operation Epic Fury's airstrikes, US Central Command confirmed.

llustrative image of a B-2 bomber.

Iran mirrors Trump’s playbook, sending mixed signals for nuclear talks - opinion

Iran has learned from Trump’s 2025 tactics, using contradictory signals to control nuclear talks and keep the US off balance.

US President Donald Trump gestures after returning early from the G7 Leaders' Summit in Canada, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 17, 2025

Iran rushes to protect Natanz, its most crucial nuclear site, from potential US strike

Tehran may have used the delay in the US's potential strike to make the beneath-mountain facility nearly untouchable.

A satellite image shows airstrike craters covered with dirt at the Natanz Enrichment Facility, following US airstrikes, in Natanz County, Iran, June 24, 2025

Satellite photos track Iranian efforts to conceal nuke program's status during threat of US attack

Satellite images show Iran covering and rebuilding parts of Natanz, Isfahan, and Parchin as Washington weighs possible military action.

New roofs appear on buildings at Iran's Natanz facility, January 2026.

Iran's near-bomb-grade uranium stock grew before Israeli attack, IAEA says

A UN watchdog report revealed Iran had 440.9 kg of uranium enriched to 60% before Israeli and US strikes, enough for 10 bombs if further refined.

 An IDF infographic indicating the layout of Iran's Natanz nuclear facility, June 13, 2025.

UN nuclear chief Grossi presses Iran to strike deal on inspections soon

IAEA head Rafael Grossi urged Iran to quickly agree on nuclear inspections, warning talks cannot drag on for months after Israeli and US strikes on enrichment sites.

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi attends an interview with the Reuters team in Vienna, Austria, September 3, 2025.

Iranian executed for Mossad espionage was a nuclear scientist, state media claims

Iranian media claimed Mossad had promised the scientist a foreign passport should he complete a long-term collaboration, after meeting five times in Vienna.

Iranians demonstrate in Stockholm, Sweden July 14, 2022