Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Iranian President enforces law to suspend cooperation with IAEA

Iranian President

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has officially enforced a law suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). According to Iranian state media, the legislation was passed by Iran’s Parliament following the recent conflict with Israel, citing concerns over the IAEA’s conduct during and after the war. The bill was subsequently ratified by the … Read more

US strike leaves craters at Iran’s Fordow site, says IAEA Chief

US strike

VIENNA:  Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has stated that large craters were observed at Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility following a recent U.S. strike. According to foreign media reports, Grossi confirmed that the entrances to underground tunnels at the Isfahan nuclear complex were also targeted during the attack. These tunnels … Read more

IAEA worries world is growing complacent about Ukraine nuclear plant

Ukraine nuclear plant

IAEA director general, Rafael Grossi, spoke to reporters in Kyiv, Ukraine. “An accident can happen any time and my duty is to do everything I can to prevent that from happening”. The largest plant in Europe was taken over by Russian soldiers in March. The leader of the UN’s nuclear watchdog expressed concern on Thursday … Read more

Rafael Grossi to visit Russia to discuss nuclear plant

Rafael Grossi

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi will visit Moscow on Thursday. He’ll discuss nuclear security in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine have laid blame for the assault on the other. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi will visit Moscow on Thursday to talk about nuclear security at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power facility in southern Ukraine, according to confirmation … Read more

IAEA chief settles last working reactor at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is in cold-shutdown mode

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Cold shutdown of reactor number 6, the ultimate reactor at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. IEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that his two primary concerns are that the shelling lasts. When complete by reporters about whether Ukraine would keep all the devices in cold shutdown for safety motives. International nuclear energy Agency (IAEA) Director … Read more

IAEA hopes for transparency from Iran ‘Good words’ aren’t sufficient

Iran

IAEA Director Rafael Grossi says Iran must provide IAEA with access “commensurate to the extent” of its uranium enrichment program. Iran is enriching uranium to up to 60% fissile purity, considerably above the 3.67 percent limit established by the now-broken 2015 agreement. Uranium refined to 90% purity is acceptable for nuclear weapons. The director of … Read more

Iran is capable of making nuclear bomb-atomic energy chief

nuclear

Iranian atomic energy chief claims country has capability to construct a nuclear weapon. Mohammad Eslami’s remarks are similar to those made recently by a key adviser to Iran’s supreme leader. Western governments and the global nuclear watchdog remain skeptical. According to an Iranian news outlet, Iran’s atomic energy chief claims the country has the capability … Read more

Iran nuclear talks to resume in days: EU’s Borrell

Iran nuclear talks

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell makes an unannounced visit to Tehran. Talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal have been stalled for three months. The Obama administration has sought to return to the agreement.   The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said Saturday during a surprise visit to Tehran that talks on reviving … Read more

Iran’s nuclear tactics leaves Biden with tough choices

Iran has put US President Joe Biden in an increasingly difficult position. The removal of 27 cameras from Iran’s nuclear sites could deal a “fatal blow”. Iran has pushed ahead with uranium enrichment operations. This week’s flare-up in tensions between the UN nuclear monitor and Iran has put US President Joe Biden in an increasingly … Read more

Chernobyl radiation ‘abnormal’ since Russian takeover: IAEA chief

Chernobyl

The UN atomic watchdog chief on Tuesday defined radiation levels at the Chornobyl nuclear disaster site as “abnormal”, announcing the area’s brief Russian occupation was “very, very dangerous”. “The radiation level, I would say, is abnormal,” said International Atomic Energy Agency director Rafael Grossi during a visit on the anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear … Read more

UN nuclear watchdog head visits Ukraine to discuss safety

ukraine

On his first visit to the country since Russia’s invasion prompted fears of a nuclear disaster, UN atomic watchdog director Rafael Grossi visited a nuclear power facility in southern Ukraine on Wednesday. He has warned repeatedly about the perils of the battle, which is the first in a country with a large nuclear arsenal. On … Read more

Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant, says Russia

Ukraine plant

Vienna – IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi stated Wednesday that Russia has notified the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that its forces have gained control of the land around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine. Russian diplomats in Vienna told the IAEA that staff at the Zaporizhzhia facility, Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant, have resumed … Read more

Iran ready to give UN access to 2 suspected ex nuclear facilities

Iran ready to give UN access to 2 suspected ex-nuclear facilities

Iran has agreed to give access to two former suspected nuclear facilities after a month-long tug-of-war with the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). According to the international news agency, the agreement between the two sides came as a result of high-level talks during IAEA chief Rafael Grossi’s visit to Tehran. Ali Akbar Salehi, the … Read more