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Iran nuclear program

‘Majority’ of Iran’s nuclear stockpile left intact despite US-Israeli strikes

IAEA Director Rafael Grossi suggested that the country’s nuclear sites were ‘massively damaged’ but that the material contained within was largely unaffected

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Rafael Grossi, director general of the IAEA, speaks during the 69th annual IAEA general conference on September 15, 2025 in Vienna, Austria (Image: Getty Images)

A masked Basij militant salutes to the camera in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 10, 2025 (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Kasra Aarabi

By Kasra Aarabi

Prepare for a weak but reckless Iran to go on the front foot against Israel

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EU head of foreign affairs Kaja Kallas holds a press conference on September 22, 2025 ahead of UN General Assembly (Image: Getty)

Iran nuclear program

EU reimposes sanctions on Iran after UN ‘snapback’

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Then-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz uranium enrichment facilities (Photo by the Office of the Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran via Getty Images)

‘Snapback’ UN sanctions against Iran go into effect

By Mike Wagenheim

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Satellite image showing a scorched launch pad at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Semnan, Iran (Image: Planet Labs PBC)

Iran carried out secret test launch while rebuilding missile production plants

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French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer prior to an E3 meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 NATO summit on June 24, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. (Image: Getty)

Jason M. Brodsky

By Jason M. Brodsky

Iran’s costly statecraft failures

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The Iranian parliament is reportedly drawing up a motion to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (Image: Getty)

Iran threatens to leave global anti-nuclear treaty over ‘snapback’ sanctions

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European countries trigger snapback sanctions against Iran

Britain, Germany and France cite regime’s nuclear violations and stalled diplomacy

By Jane Prinsley

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August 28, 2025 15:29

An Iranian flag flies over Tehran (Image: Getty)

Janatan Sayeh

By Janatan Sayeh

Iran’s perfect storm of domestic failures

Blackouts and dry water taps are nothing new for Iranians, but this year the country’s infrastructure problems have become a true crisis

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August 27, 2025 14:56

An Iranian flag flies over Tehran (Image: Getty)

Iran holding 70-year-old Jewish-American jeweller captive following wartime crackdown

The man was visiting family in the country when he was reportedly abducted by security forces

By Jamie Shapiro

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August 4, 2025 14:25

Iranians wave the flags of Iran and Palestine as they march during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and in condemnation of Israel and the US in July (Image: Getty)

Iran to hold nuclear talks with E3 countries this week

Representatives from the foreign ministries of the UK, France and Germany will conduct talks in parallel to the currently stalled negotiations between Tehran and Washington

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July 21, 2025 13:49

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed that his country will hold nuclear talks with the E3 group of nations this week (Image: Getty)

Intelligence shows Iran did not remove enriched uranium from sites hit by US, says senior Israel official

Statement comes following widespread speculation about whether Iran’s nuclear material was destroyed

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July 10, 2025 07:45

Satellite image of Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant after US strikes on the site (Photo: AFP PHOTO/ SATELLITE IMAGE ©2025 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES)

Yossi Melman

By Yossi Melman

After Israel’s humiliation of Iran, a historic reshaping of the Middle East may already be underway

In Lebanon, Syria and beyond, diplomatic space is opening up for a new era of co-operation

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July 4, 2025 15:22

A poster depicting Iranian military commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes (Image: Getty)

Joan Ryan

Starmer should push British interests – by backing Israel

Strengthening ties with the Jewish state, a tech and military powerhouse reshaping the region, would serve the UK at home and abroad

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July 4, 2025 14:25

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu (Getty: Image)

Pentagon claims US strikes set Iran’s nuclear programme back by up to two years

The latest report appears to contradict comments made by the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog

By Joshua Marks

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July 3, 2025 14:15

US strikes set Iran's nuclear programme back by at least a year, according to the latest Pentagon assessment (Image: Getty)

Iran suspends cooperation with nuclear watchdog following US strikes

State media announced a law enforcing the decision had been enacted by President Masoud Pezeshkian

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July 2, 2025 10:36

Iran has suspended its cooperation with the IAEA, state media has confirmed

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