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An Iranian flag flutters in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) **FILE*

Iran agrees to resume nuclear inspections in bid to avoid sanctions

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A national flag of Iran waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber, File)

Iran increased stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium before Israeli attack, U.N. agency says

By Stephanie Liechtenstein - Associated Press

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi speaks during the annual Bled Strategic Forum gathering in Bled, Slovenia, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

U.N. watchdog finds uranium traces at suspected Syrian former nuclear site

By Stephanie Liechtenstein and Abby Sewell - Associated Press

A radiation sign is seen near a broken Russian vehicle with a V letter, a sign of the Russian army, close to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Worse than Chernobyl? Russia-Ukraine war sparks fear of nuclear power plant catastrophe

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A street money exchanger poses for a photo without showing his face as he counts Iranian banknotes at a commercial district in downtown Tehran, Iran, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

European nations start process to impose a ‘snapback’ of Iran nuclear sanctions at U.N.

By Farnoush Amiri, Jon Gambrell and Stephanie Liechtenstein - Associated Press

A street money exchanger poses for a photo without showing his face as he counts Iranian banknotes at a commercial district in downtown Tehran, Iran, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

European nations start process to impose a ‘snapback’ of Iran nuclear sanctions at U.N.

By Farnoush Amiri, Jon Gambrell and Stephanie Liechtenstein - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks in a meeting with Tehran-based foreign diplomats, Iran, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (Iranian Foreign Ministry, Hamid Forootan via AP) ** FILE **

Iran: IAEA inspectors to return after Supreme National Security Council approval

By Vaughn Cockayne, Mike Glenn and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this June 7, 2021, file photo, the flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) waves at the entrance of the Vienna International Center in Vienna. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File)

Iran confers with European nations on its nuclear program as sanctions deadline nears

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks in a meeting with Tehran-based foreign diplomats, Iran, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (Iranian Foreign Ministry, Hamid Forootan via AP) ** FILE **

Iran is prepared to weather more sanctions, foreign minister says

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Kazem Gharibabadi, waits for the start of the IAEA board of governors meeting at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Nov. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)

Iran commits to talks with nuclear inspectors as sanctions deadline approaches

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) ** FILE **

Iranian and European leaders meet in Istanbul for nuclear talks

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In the photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a rally on Feb. 10, 2025, in Tehran, Iran. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) **FILE**

Iranian president: IAEA should drop double standard

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) ** FILE **

Iran signals dedication to nuke treaty after limiting cooperation with the IAEA

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In the photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a rally on Feb. 10, 2025, in Tehran, Iran. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) **FILE**

Iranian president signs bill that suspends cooperation with IAEA, U.N.’s nuclear watchdog

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaks, during the 59th session of the Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, June 20, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Future of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks murky after ceasefire deal

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Iran's nuclear buildup illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Iran is down but still dangerous

By Daniel N. Hoffman

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, speaks to journalists as Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani stands by, after a meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) ** FILE **

Iranian parliament moves to block cooperation with U.N. nuclear watchdog

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Parnia Rahmanian, 13, lies unconscious in a hospital bed following Israeli strike that targeted her neighborhood, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Israel says it’s preparing for a possibly long war against Iran as attacks continue

By David Risking and Sam Mednick - Associated Press

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, where multiple buildings were destroyed from recent Israeli airstrikes, 135 miles southeast of Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

U.N. nuclear agency warns of possible contamination inside Iran’s Natanz site after Israeli strikes

By Stephanie Liechtenstein - Associated Press

In this June 7, 2021, file photo, the flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) waves at the entrance of the Vienna International Center in Vienna. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File)

Iran announces a new nuclear enrichment site after U.N. watchdog censure

By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Jon Gambrell and Aamer Madhani - Associated Press