The US reportedly considered a military operation to seize Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpile last month. President Donald Trump paused the plan due to concerns over retaliation, casualties, and economic fallout, with military planners assessing the mission as high to extreme risk.
The UN's atomic watchdog board urged Iran to fully cooperate, provide details on its near weapons-grade nuclear material stockpile, and grant inspectors access to nuclear sites. The resolution passed with 21 votes, opposed by Russia, China, and Niger, amid heightened Middle East tensions.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un announced a doubling of nuclear material production in five years. Separately, a hotel fire in New Delhi killed at least 21 people, and an Australian court issued a restraining order against a man regarding Norwegian Princess Ingrid Alexandra.
Kim Jong Un visited a new facility for producing weapons-grade nuclear material, stating North Korea plans to "massively accelerate" its nuclear buildup. He claimed the country has more than doubled its production capacity in the last five years, with the new plant enhancing its nuclear deterrence.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a new nuclear material production facility, praising its role in strengthening the country's nuclear weapons capacity, which he stated has doubled in five years. The visit underscores Pyongyang's commitment to expanding its nuclear arsenal.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a new nuclear material production facility, vowing to "exponentially" strengthen the country's nuclear arsenal. Seoul's defense ministry assesses the site as a uranium enrichment facility, potentially a fourth location for such activities.
Kim Jong Un visited a newly opened nuclear material production facility, stating North Korea aims to exponentially increase its nuclear capabilities and that nuclear material capacity has more than doubled in five years.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a new nuclear material production facility, likely in Yongbyon, reaffirming his commitment to strengthening nuclear capabilities. The visit, possibly timed with potential Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit, signals Pyongyang's intent to solidify its status as a nuclear power.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a new nuclear material production facility, vowing to "exponentially" strengthen the country's nuclear arsenal. State media reported the facility's production capacity has more than doubled in five years, with Kim issuing guidelines for rapid qualitative and quantitative buildup.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a newly launched nuclear material production facility and vowed to "exponentially" expand the country's nuclear arsenal. State media reported the facility's weapons-grade nuclear material production capacity has more than doubled in the past five years.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a new nuclear material production facility and announced a plan to significantly boost the country's nuclear capabilities, according to state media.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated that last month's drone attack on the UAE's Barakah nuclear power plant was potentially more dangerous than the situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia facility because Barakah's reactors were operating at the time. Grossi described the attack as 'extremely serious and irresponsible,' warning of the risks of targeting civilian nuclear infrastructure.
Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium must be “taken out” before the US-Israeli war against Iran can be considered over, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview on Sunday. “It’s not over, because there’s still nuclear material – enriched uranium – that has to be taken out of Iran. There’s still enrichment sites that have to be dismantled,” Netanyahu said in an excerpt of an interview due to air later Sunday on CBS’s 60 Minutes programme. “You go in and you take it out,” the...
Washington also demands the handover of all enriched nuclear material
US President Donald Trump announced that Washington is negotiating with Tehran about removing highly enriched uranium, which he referred to as 'nuclear dust', from Iranian nuclear sites that were struck by US jets in June 2025. The announcement comes amid ongoing diplomatic efforts following a series of military escalations between Israel, Iran and the US, including a two-week mutual ceasefire announced April 7. Iran and US delegations held talks in Islamabad on April 11 but failed to reach a long-term settlement. The US imposed a naval blockade on Iran on April 13.
A US nuclear policy expert says the risk of nuclear terrorism or nuclear materials entering the black market due to the US-Israel conflict with Iran remains low for now, but could increase significantly if the Iranian government implodes or the conflict causes major internal instability. Such a scenario could lead to Iranian nuclear scientists attempting to sell materials to non-state actors seeking nuclear weapons.
