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Europe's nuclear offers are 'unrealistic,' senior Iranian officials say as war with Israel rages

An Iranian official said that zero enrichment was a dead end and that Iran would not negotiate over its defensive capabilities, including its missile program.

 Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, flanked by France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to media after nuclear talk in Geneva.

WATCH: IDF strikes Isfahan nuclear site in central Iran, IAEA says centrifuge workshop hit

Images from the IDF show destroyed nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Iran, June 21, 2025

Explosions heard as IDF fighter jets strike across southwest Iran

 Smoke seen rising from a building after a reported Israeli strike in the southwest of Iran, June 21, 2025

Nuclear scientist, air defense personnel, and IRGC members killed in Israeli strikes

 Smoke rises following an Israeli attack in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2025.

Quds Force weapons smuggler who supplied Hamas, Houthis, Hezbollah killed by Israel

Shahriyari was responsible for all weapons transfers from the Iranian regime to its proxies across the Middle East, including Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and others.

 Quds Force Weapons Transfer Commander Behnam Shahriyari, killed by Israel, June 21, 2025.

Khamenei names three senior clerics as possible replacements should he be killed - report

Khamenei has made a selection of replacements down his chain of military command in case more of his lieutenants are killed, according to the report. 

 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2025.

Israel kills IRGC commander tasked with funding, arming Hamas's October 7 attacks in Iran

Mohammad Saeed Izadi was a major orchestrator of the October 7 massacre and one of the few individuals who knew about it in advance.

Illustration of the hideout where IRGC Palestine Corps commander Saeed Izadi was killed, June 21, 2025

Inside Iran’s Fordow facility: A deep dive into Iran’s most secure enrichment site

Iran has consistently denied any intention of developing nuclear weapons, claiming that the facility is for medical research, despite US intelligence suggesting otherwise.

 A satellite image shows the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran in this handout image dated June 14, 2025

Trump says Europe will not be able to help much with Israel-Iran War

Trump said on Friday he might support a ceasefire in the week-old aerial conflict between US ally Israel and its regional rival Iran "depending on the circumstances."

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Why dismantling Iranian threat won't create another Libya or Iraq - opinion

Israel has the cards, and Iran can take the diplomatic offramps offered by the United States and Europe, or it can continue on a path that ends with its program being destroyed.

 Smoke rises following an Israeli attack on the IRIB building, the country's state broadcaster, in Tehran, Iran, June 16, 2025.

Israel sees no instability, cracks in Iranian regime's control amid IDF operations, officials say

“There are no indications that the central government in Tehran is losing control — quite the opposite. The Iranian regime appears to be tightening its grip,” the three officials said.

People attend an anti-Israeli protest after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, June 20, 2025

Israel slams UN rights council for giving floor to Iran ahead of nuclear talks

The council said on Friday that Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was due to be given the floor. Shortly afterwards, he is due to hold talks with the EU foreign policy chief.

Israel's Ambassador to the Czech Republic Daniel Meron.

Situation at Iran's Russian-built Bushehr nuclear plant 'normal,' Russian official says

Bushehr is Iran's only operating nuclear power plant and uses Russian fuel that Russia then takes back when it is spent to reduce proliferation risk.

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

Nuclear scientist killed by Israeli drone strike in Tehran - report

The strike happened in the capital's Gisha neighborhood.

An Israeli drone strikes a residential building housing a nuclear scientist in Tehran, June 20, 2025.