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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.

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi and US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, August 25, 2026.
An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on May 16. Negotiations between the US and Iran over opening this critical waterway have largely stalled.

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."

|ByTZVI JASPER
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'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.

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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.

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."

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Iran urges UN nuclear watchdog to drop 'double standards'

Relations between Iran and the IAEA have worsened since the United States and Israel bombed Iranian nuclear facilities in June.

JULY 10, 2025ByREUTERS
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a meeting in Ilam, Iran, June 12, 2025.

Attacking Iran isn't enough: Only regime change will end the nuclear threat - opinion

Airstrikes alone won’t dismantle Tehran’s nuclear threat. The complete destruction of Iran’s nuclear program cannot come without the removal of the regime that pursues it.

JULY 7, 2025ByANTHONY AVICE DU BUISSON
IRANIAN PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian attends a news conference in Tehran last week. At a cultural event, he was told not to read poetry in Azerbaijani, says the writer.

Netanyahu seeks US mechanism for approval on future Iran strikes if nuclear threat resurfaces

EXCLUSIVE: Source tells 'Post' that PM is seeking similar mandate to IAF in Lebanon, where there is prior US approval for strikes on suspicious activity at nuclear sites, or involving uranium.

JULY 6, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
(L-R): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump seen near the White House (illustrative)

Due to Iran safety concerns, UN pulls nuclear inspectors out - report

Grossi "reiterated the crucial importance of the IAEA discussing with Iran modalities for resuming its indispensable monitoring and verification activities in Iran as soon as possible."

JULY 4, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi against backdrop of an Iranian missile.

Iran enacts law halting all cooperation with nuclear watchdog IAEA

The bill, titled ‘Suspension of the Islamic Republic's Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency with a Two-Urgency Requirement,’ was originally put forward in parliament last month.

JULY 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
IAEA's Grossi and Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi appear before an illustrative image of a US-struck Iranian nuclear site

Israel’s strategic and diplomatic posture: A time of opportunity and risk - opinion

The lack of a coherent strategic vision is steadily eroding Israel's gains, which can only be preserved through diplomacy.

JULY 2, 2025ByJEREMY ISSACHAROFF
DEMONSTRATORS call for the release of the hostages, outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem, this past Saturday night. No serious diplomatic breakthrough is possible while hostages remain in captivity, the writer asserts.

Iranian newspaper calls to arrest and execute IAEA chief, European nations condemn

Grossi has not directly responded to the newspaper's allegations. He has said his top priority is ensuring IAEA inspectors can return to nuclear sites in Iran as soon as possible.

JUNE 30, 2025ByREUTERS
An Iranian man holds a newspaper with a cover photo of Iran and US flags on a street in Tehran, Iran, April 19, 2025

IAEA cooperation cannot continue due to 'security concerns,' Iran says

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi on Sunday said that Iran could be producing enriched uranium within a few months, raising doubts about the impacts of US strikes.

JUNE 30, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, said US strikes on Sunday had caused significant damage to nuclear facilities.

IAEA chief: Despite strikes on nuclear sites, Iran may enrich uranium within months

Iran could be producing enriched uranium in a few months, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog Rafael Grossi said, raising doubts about how effective US strikes in Iran have been.

JUNE 29, 2025ByREUTERS
IRANIAN FLAGS fly as fire and smoke rise from an Israeli attack on the Sharan oil depot in Tehran on Sunday. The world watches as Israel exercises the most basic right of any sovereign state: the right of self-defense, says the writer.

Iran launches new special legal group to pursue cases against ‘Israeli, US aggression’ during war

Iranian politician Majid Ansari made the announcement in a message on Saturday, while also congratulating the families of those who lost their lives during the conflict.

JUNE 28, 2025ByALEX WINSTON
Majid Ansari