Nuclear watchdog

IAEA exposes North Korea's secret nuclear enrichment facility, expansion of weapon infrastructure

The report relied on satellite imagery and open-source material, including photographs published by North Korean state media, to track Pyongyang's nuclear activities.

Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attends the commissioning ceremony of the destroyer "Kang Kon", at Wonsan Port, North Korea, September 6, 2026 in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.
The IAEA logo is displayed in front of the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2026.

IAEA passes resolution reporting Iran to UN for breaching non-proliferation obligations

 IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi holds a news conference after the first day of the agency's quarterly Board of Governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 9, 2025.

IAEA inspections in Iran need to be fundamentally different after Iran was bombed - analysis

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

IAEA chief urges Iran to re-engage on nuclear inspections, clarify enriched uranium status


Israel's peace talks with Saudi Arabia will fail, Iran's Raisi claims

Raisi also said Iran had not said it does not want nuclear inspectors from the United Nations' nuclear watchdog in the country.

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi looks on during a TV interview, in Tehran, Iran June 20, 2023.

IAEA complains about anti-personnel mines in Russian-held nuclear plant

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of shelling around the station and the IAEA has been trying to set up a safety mechanism to prevent accidents.

 A view through flowers shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, including its Unit No. 4, before the arrival of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expert mission in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict outside Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, June 15.

Nuclear arsenals grow as global arms race takes shape - analysis

The increase in nuclear arsenals has raised eyebrows in the Middle East and other regions. Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons and continues to enrich uranium.  

 A German Campact (Campaign and Action) activist casts his shadow as he demonstrates against the nuclear plans of the German government in Berlin, October 25, 2010

New IAEA monitors reach Ukraine nuclear plant at fourth attempt, Russian official tells TASS

Russia and Ukraine have both accused the other of risking a nuclear accident, IAEA monitors have been posted at the station since September.

 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi attends an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, September 12, 2022

IAEA finds uranium enriched to 84% in Iran, near bomb-grade

The UN nuclear watchdog has found uranium enriched to 84% in Iran - very close to weapons grade

 Atomic symbol and Iranian flag are seen in this illustration taken September 8, 2022.

Russian ex-president Medvedev says Japanese PM should disembowel himself

In response to the Japanese and US president issuing a statement condemning potential use of Nuclear bombs against Ukraine, former Russian PM said the Japanese PM should disembowel himself.

Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev gives an interview at the Gorki state residence outside Moscow, Russia, January 25, 2022.

Iran urges IAEA 'not to yield to Israel's pressure', says ready to cooperate

"While Iran has obligations, it also has rights. The agency should preserve its credibility," charged Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani.

 Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi gestures after a news conference in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2022.

North Korea may face cyber sanctions from South Korea over nuclear tests

North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests since 2006. It has also tested ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States.

Soldiers from North and South Korea verify the removal of guard posts on each side of the Demilitarized Zone, December 12, 2018.

Ukraine: IAEA loses touch with equipment at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The IAEA announcement came a day after it said the same thing had happened at the radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl, near the defunct power plant.

 A view shows a damaged administrative building of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Enerhodar, the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine in this handout picture released March 4, 2022.

There is no ‘second Europe’ coming to Iran’s rescue - analysis

Serbia is one of the few European countries publicly pursuing stronger ties with Tehran.

 Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria November 29, 2021.