March 27, 2026

International Atomic Energy Agency

Iran pulls back: IAEA cooperation suspended; President Pezeshkian gives final nod

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Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has given his approval to legislation halting collaboration with the UN’s nuclear monitoring body, according to state media’s Wednesday announcement.“Masoud Pezeshkian promulgated the law suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency,” state TV reported, as quoted by AFP, confirming that the legislation, developed following the Iran-Israel conflict last month, has…

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Operation Midnight Hammer: Tehran confirms nuclear sites suffered ‘serious’ damage; mulls ending IAEA access

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File photo: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi (Picture credit: AP) Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, on Thursday publicly admitted that the country’s nuclear sites sustained “significant and serious damages” in last weekend’s US airstrikes on three facilities, the first such official acknowledgement from Tehran. “The losses have not been small, and our facilities have been…

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‘Bunker buster bombs dropped’: Which nuclear sites did US strike in Iran? Why it matters

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US President Donald Trump announced Saturday evening that the United States has launched precision airstrikes on three of Iran’s most critical nuclear facilities — Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.“All planes are now outside of Iran air space,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. There is…

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World Bank lifts ban on nuclear energy financing

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World Bank President Ajay Banga announced that the organisation will return to supporting nuclear energy after staying out of the sector for many years (Image credit: AFP) The World Bank is re-entering the nuclear energy space “for the first time in decades,” its President Ajay Banga said Wednesday, as it works towards meeting growing electricity…

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