Uranium

Pakistan mediates US-Iran talks as uranium and Hormuz remain major obstacles

Two days after presenting the Iranians with the latest US message in the negotiations, Syed Mohsin Naqvi held another round of talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Tehran.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2026.
US President Donald Trump gestures at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, March 11, 2026.

Will Trump strike Iran or choose diplomacy at the last minute? - opinion

 A banner depicting Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is displayed on the side of a highway in Tehran on March 10, 2026.

Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks about health care costs and affordability from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, DC, US, May 18, 2026.

Trump was 'an hour away' from a decision on Iran before being called to wait


Iran is positioning itself to gain nuclear weapons - opinion

The IAEA has been re-granted permission to watch some of Iran's facilities, but Iran has broken nuclear agreements before.

 IAEA DIRECTOR-GENERAL Rafael Grossi addresses the media during an agency Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, on Monday.

Iran secured secret deal with Russia over uranium for nuke program - report

The International Atomic Energy Agency said it had located uranium particles at Iran’s underground Fordo site that were enriched to 83.7% purity.

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a meeting on the sidelines of a session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council In Yerevan, Armenia October 1, 2019

Tehran pledges cooperation with IAEA before board meeting

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to US Army General Mark Milley: US-Israel cooperation is needed to prevent a nuclear Iran.

Atom symbol and Iran flag are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022.

How the world let Iran get to 84% uranium enrichment - opinion

A combination of wishful thinking, greed and complacency has led to the current state of affairs, but the solution does not involve military strikes.

Atom symbol and Iran flag are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022.

If Iran thinks Israel can’t launch war, does its recalculate?

Iran’s analysis is that Israel doesn’t have enough interceptors to deal with a long war with Iran and its proxies.

 A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

Iran to discuss origin of near weapons-grade uranium with IAEA

Diplomats said last week that the agency had found the traces at the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP), where Iran is enriching uranium to up to 60% purity.

 THE NATANZ uranium enrichment facility, south of Tehran, 2005: According to foreign reports, Israel’s effort has yielded a decade of operational successes, including the sabotage of the Natanz facility last year.

Iran could enrich military-grade uranium in matter of weeks - CIA chief

The IAEA revealed last week its inspectors had discovered that Iran enriched uranium up to 84%, close to the military-grade level of 90%.

 A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

Israeli nuclear expert: Iran can create nuclear bomb with 84% uranium

Israeli nuclear physicist and UN inspector said it’s hard to know the truth about rogue nation’s weapon enrichment.

A Ghadr 1 class Shahab 3 long range missile is prepared for launch during a test from an unknown location in central Iran

What does it mean that Iran got caught close to weaponized uranium?

The IAEA leaked on Sunday that Iran had enriched uranium up to 84% – dangerously close to the 90% threshold to weaponize uranium.

AN IRANIAN FLAG is pictured near in a missile during a military drill, with the participation of Iran’s air defense units in October.  (West Asia News Agency/Reuters)

The ‘Iran deal or war’ narrative continues to crumble - analysis

Talk of a “war” was exaggerated and, insofar as anyone was concerned, Iran was already at war in half a dozen places in the Middle East via its proxy groups.

The atomic symbol and the Iranian flag are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022.