Fordow nuclear plant

Iran moved thousands of uranium centrifuges into fortified Pickaxe Mountain - WSJ

The movement of nuclear equipment deep inside Pickaxe Mountain increases concerns that Tehran is working to ensure continued production of uranium enrichment.

|ByIDAN KWELLER
A satellite view shows vehicles at an entrance to Pickaxe Mountain tunnels, of the of the Natanz nuclear facility, near Natanz, Iran, June 21, 2026.
President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun during a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran on Monday, April 6, 2026.

Trump warns Iran ships nearing Hormuz blockade will be ‘immediately eliminated’

Meanwhile, Netanyahu says Israel fully backs Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, rejects claims of a rift with Washington, and stresses US demands to halt Tehran's nuclear enrichment program.

|ByJAMES GENN
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi attends an interview with the Reuters team in Vienna, Austria, September 3, 2025.

IAEA Director General Grossi shares fears over potential for renewed nuclear arms race

He said Iran's lack of cooperation “led us to a place or a position where we lost the necessary continuity of knowledge to be able to confirm that everything in Iran was in peaceful use."

|ByASHER SMITH
Illustrative image of a B-2 bomber.

Does the US have enough bunker busters to end Iran's nuclear program? - analysis

The question of whether the US can destroy the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility will partly be an intelligence race of who can outwit whom, matching offensive and defensive capabilities.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Iran says drafting complete account of past nuclear activities

Iran's atomic energy agency says document could meet Western demands for transparency to address fears that Tehran is seeking to develop atom bomb.

APRIL 21, 2014ByREUTERS
Bushehr nuclear power plant south of Tehran.

82 senators outline 'acceptable' terms for Iran deal in letter to Obama

Senate aides tell 'Post' that letter to be delivered this week calls for dismantling of Iran's ability to have uranium or plutonium path to nukes.

MARCH 16, 2014ByMICHAEL WILNER
US President Barack Obama.