International Atomic Energy Agency

Nuclear deal between Iran, US illusory if IAEA not involved, Director Grossi says - Telegraph

"Without verification, any agreement is no agreement. It’s an illusion of an agreement, or it’s a promise, which you don’t know whether it will be complied with or not," Grossi explained.

|ByTZVI JASPER
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi attends an interview with the Reuters team in Vienna, Austria, September 3, 2025.
US Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026.

Allies fear a rushed US-Iran framework deal could backfire, leaving technical deadlock - analysis

Experts worry Washington could lock in a superficial agreement on Iran’s nuclear program and sanctions relief, then struggle through months or years of technically complex follow‑on talks.

|ByREUTERS
Satellite image shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Bushehr Province, Iran, May 26, 2025.

Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant undamaged from recent nearby strike, atomic watchdog confirms

The atomic watchdog said that the confirmation was based on its independent analysis of new satellite imagery and detailed knowledge of the site, adding that one strike had hit only 75 meters away.

|ByREUTERS
Oman's Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi meets with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner ahead of the indirect US-Iran talks, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026; illustrative.

What do we know ahead of US-Iran talks in Geneva amid tension in Middle East?

The talks are expected to determine whether there is still a path to an agreement between Tehran and Washington, or whether the likelihood of a US military strike will rise significantly.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN

UAE launches start-up operations at first nuclear power plant

ENEC said its subsidiary Nawah Energy Company "has successfully started up Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, located in the Al Dhafrah Region of Abu Dhabi."

AUGUST 1, 2020ByREUTERS
The open reactor with fuel rods are seen in a water pool inside the nuclear power plant Muehleberg during a yearly revision in Muehleberg, Switzerland August 16, 2012.

International Atomic Energy Agency head Yukiya Amano passes away

He had been preparing to leave his position in March, well before the end of his third four-year term, which ran until Nov. 30, 2021.

JULY 22, 2019ByREUTERS
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Yukiya Amano.

Iran’s shocking nuclear bravado

And the Arab world’s meddlesome response.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011ByAARON HECHT
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