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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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Topic: IAEA

A month after passing resolution to suspend cooperation with IAEA, Iran takes a U-turn

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, Wednesday, said Tehran "cannot completely cut our cooperation with the agency...Therefore, inspectors must be there to get this work done".

Iran warns against renewal of UN sanctions over its nuclear programme

A French diplomatic source had told Reuters that European powers would be forced to do so under 'snapback mechanism' if there is no agreement guaranteeing its security interests.

Iran’s ‘highly enriched’ uranium may have survived US & Israeli strikes, says UN nuclear chief

Rafael Grossi said that Tehran may have moved the uranium before strikes & IAEA inspection is needed to confirm this.

Iranian parliament passes bill on suspending cooperation with IAEA after air war with Israel

The bill, which must be approved by Iran's unelected Guardian Council to become law, says any future inspection by IAEA would need approval by Supreme National Security Council.

Iran is learning the hard way that being a nuclear threshold state isn’t safe anymore

Iran’s nuclear journey has been long and tortuous. It began under the Shah’s regime in the 1950s to become a symbol of scientific progress and a source of nationalist pride.

IAEA chief Grossi expects ‘very significant damage’ at Iran’s Fordow nuclear site after US bombing

The UN watchdog during an emergency meeting said that at the moment no one is in a position to assess the underground damage at the uranium enrichment facility.

‘No proof of effort by Iran to move toward nuclear weapon’—International Atomic Energy Agency chief

New Delhi: The Embassy of Iran in India on Wednesday shared a statement made by the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...

Israel targets Iran’s Uranium cache under the mountain. How enrichment leads to nuclear weapons

New Delhi: Israel has its sights on Iran’s nuclear enrichment plant. But buried under a mountain in the ancient city of Qom, the closely-guarded...

Israeli airstrikes targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities, confirms International Atomic Energy Agency

International Atomic Energy Agency says there's no increase in off-site radiation levels so far and it's in close contact with Iran to assess broader implications for nuclear safety.

IAEA chief Grossi says ready to travel to Iran to assess situation after Israeli strikes

A meeting of the IAEA is scheduled to be held on Monday to discuss Israel's strikes on Iran's Natanz nuclear site, which includes an underground uranium enrichment plant.

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War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?