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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicIAEA

Topic: IAEA

How the now-damaged Chernobyl nuclear plant protective ‘shield’ was built to block radiation

UN nuclear watchdog warns the shield in Ukraine was damaged in a Russian drone strike in February, and can no longer perform its primary safety functions—blocking radiation.

Shelling near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says UN watchdog IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency said multiple artillery shells struck an area outside the plant’s perimeter Tuesday amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

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...

On Camera

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.