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IAEA's Grossi says Iranian Pickaxe Mountain seeing new construction activity - report

On Friday, US President Donald Trump threatened that he may soon order strikes against the site, with the US military currently developing a new bunker-buster munition for the task.

Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi speaks during a press conference after the Board of Governor's Meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on September 7, 2026.
Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attends the commissioning ceremony of the destroyer "Kang Kon", at Wonsan Port, North Korea, September 6, 2026 in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

IAEA exposes North Korea's secret nuclear enrichment facility, expansion of weapon infrastructure

The IAEA logo is displayed in front of the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2026.

IAEA passes resolution reporting Iran to UN for breaching non-proliferation obligations

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Rafael Grossi speaks to the media on the sidelines of a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2026

IAEA board draws a line under past Syrian nuclear activities, says outstanding questions resolved


Syrian nuclear site destroyed by IDF in 2007 was useful for weapon production, IAEA chief says

Since the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, Syria's new authorities have committed to working with the IAEA to answer questions relating to so-called nuclear safeguards.

This undated image released by the US government shows the nuclear reactor under construction in Syria that was destroyed in an Israeli air strike on September 6, 2007

Saudi Arabia set to grant IAEA more investigative powers

Following a civil nuclear power agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia, IAEA chief Grossi said Riyadh was preparing to 'give the agency additional verification and monitoring authorizations.'

FILE PHOTO: U.N. nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors meets

Grossi: IAEA is completely blind on Iran nuke program

Speaking to the IAEA's Board of Governors, Grossi said the watchdog's lack of information on Iran’s nuclear program is a "serious proliferation concern" and "needs to be rectified."

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Rafael Grossi speaks to the media on the sidelines of a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2026

IAEA chief Grossi discusses Iran, Syria non-proliferation with US Energy Secretary Wright

Grossi arrived in the US ahead of the launch of the IAEA's initiative ATLAS, designed to aid the deployment of civil nuclear applications at sea.

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi and US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, August 25, 2026.

Iran made billions of dollars, bypassed sanctions amid US blockade, top official Rezaee claims

"In the past month or two, we sold seventy million barrels of oil," he said. "Now every day we sell oil to American ships on that side, as much as we produce."

An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on May 16 2025.

Syria's foreign minister confirms nuclear material found by IAEA at Deir Ezzor site

Syria is not known to hold operational stockpiles of nuclear material for a weapons program, but Israel bombed a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007 in the country's eastern province.

A sign warning of land mines stands in a mine field that stretches at least six kilometres along the route of an oil pipeline, south west of Raqqa city, Syria, June 3, 2025

Syria says IAEA will announce 'significant progress' on nuclear file

A Syrian official told Reuters that Syria was consulting with the IAEA to fulfill its own obligations and that "there is no Israeli role in this process."

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrives to sign the country's constitutional declaration, which will be enforced throughout a five-year transitional period, at the presidential palace in Damascus on March 13, 2025; Illustrative.

The US-Saudi nuclear deal: Don’t settle, renegotiate - opinion

Once Washington greenlights nuclear fuel-making for Saudi Arabia, the spread won’t stop there. Iran will want to follow suit, which could lead to the UAE and Abu Dhabi wanting in on it, too.

US President Donald Trump, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Elon Musk pose with others for a family picture during the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, November 19, 2025.

Syria's nuclear handover report shows Israel must shift to diplomatic action, expert tells ‘Post’

Beyond Damascus, there are a number of potential international partners who would be interested in ensuring nonproliferation in Syria.

US President Donald Trump meets Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa in the White House, Washington, DC, November 10, 2025

IAEA chief pushes for access to Iran despite Tehran’s limits on nuclear sites

IAEA chief said the current US-Iran deal requires access for UN nuclear inspectors, though Tehran insists that key sites will remain off-limits until a final deal is reached.

A billboard with Iranian centrifuges illustrations and portraits of nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes is displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2025