Uranium

Defense sources: Ending IDF war on Iran waits for Trump decision on Hormuz, nuke issue

Defense sources were not convinced that Iran would accept a deal to end the war in the coming week, and if they don't, Trump would decide how to address the crisis in the Strait.

US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media onboard Air Force One on March 29, 2026 while en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland from West Palm Beach Florida.
US President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 29, 2026.

Trump considering operation to extract Iran's enriched uranium - WSJ

 A view of the Israeli nuclear facility in the Negev desert outside Dimona, now called the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center.

Israel's open secret: Why is Dimona at the center of Israel’s nuclear weapon ambiguity? - explainer

A satellite image shows a closer view of a destroyed vehicle at the Pickaxe Mountain facility in Natanz, Iran, March 7, 2026.

Iran claims Natanz nuclear facility struck, IDF says 'unaware' of attack


Iran could enrich military-grade uranium in matter of weeks - CIA chief

The IAEA revealed last week its inspectors had discovered that Iran enriched uranium up to 84%, close to the military-grade level of 90%.

 A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

Israeli nuclear expert: Iran can create nuclear bomb with 84% uranium

Israeli nuclear physicist and UN inspector said it’s hard to know the truth about rogue nation’s weapon enrichment.

A Ghadr 1 class Shahab 3 long range missile is prepared for launch during a test from an unknown location in central Iran

What does it mean that Iran got caught close to weaponized uranium?

The IAEA leaked on Sunday that Iran had enriched uranium up to 84% – dangerously close to the 90% threshold to weaponize uranium.

AN IRANIAN FLAG is pictured near in a missile during a military drill, with the participation of Iran’s air defense units in October.  (West Asia News Agency/Reuters)

The ‘Iran deal or war’ narrative continues to crumble - analysis

Talk of a “war” was exaggerated and, insofar as anyone was concerned, Iran was already at war in half a dozen places in the Middle East via its proxy groups.

The atomic symbol and the Iranian flag are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022.

'Deeply worrying' – Washington experts on Iran’s new enrichment level

This development, emphasized by the monitors, represents the significant risk that the country's unrestrained atomic activity could bring about a global crisis. 

A general view of the Bushehr main nuclear reactor, Iran

Israel: 84% enrichment means it’s now or never to stop Iran

Tzachi Hanegbi: “The world now acknowledges what we have tried to explain for so many years that Iran’s efforts are not for civilian use.”

 An Iranian missile is displayed during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

IAEA finds uranium enriched to 84% in Iran, near bomb-grade

The UN nuclear watchdog has found uranium enriched to 84% in Iran - very close to weapons grade

 Atomic symbol and Iranian flag are seen in this illustration taken September 8, 2022.

UK's counterterrorism police probes uranium package found at Heathrow

Uranium can be used for civilian power generation and scientific purposes and is a key ingredient in nuclear weapons.

An armed policeman patrols Heathrow Airport, London

Is there more to Iran's 'strategic' decision to enrich uranium?

Iran has enriched uranium from 20 percent to 60 percent over the last year, leading to concern about its drive toward a nuclear weapon.

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in April 2008, shortly before its centrifuges were destroyed by the Stuxnet virus. Why is responsibility now being taken for attacks and involvement being admitted with bluster and bravado?

Iran starts enriching uranium to 60% at Fordow nuclear site, stepping closer to bomb

Iran's SNN network said Tehran will also be building a new set of centrifuges at its Natanz and Fordow nuclear sites.

A SATELLITE view of Iran's Fordow nuclear plant.