IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said inspections in Iran will take place under a preliminary US-Iran agreement. Tehran says access to damaged nuclear sites and materials depends on a final deal and sanctions relief.
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Trump threatened new strikes on Iran as Vice President JD Vance met Iranian officials in Switzerland to discuss a strained U.S.-Iran memorandum on Lebanon, the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear program. Vance cited progress, while reports differed on whether the talks had broken down or were continuing.
Commercial ships began moving through the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum to extend a ceasefire and begin new talks. The agreement faces early tests over Iran’s nuclear program and Israel’s continued military presence in southern Lebanon.
North Korea has disclosed a new facility for producing nuclear bomb fuel as Kim Jong Un called for an “exponential” expansion of the country’s nuclear forces. State media said Kim claimed weapons-grade nuclear material production has more than doubled in five years.
The Trump administration has been considering a high-risk operation involving the Joint Special Operations Command to seize Iran's enriched uranium stockpiles amid ongoing military efforts targeting Tehran and its allies. While initial U.S.-Israel campaigns focused on Iran's conventional military assets, the strategy has shifted toward preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, despite challenges posed by Iran's continued enrichment and regional counterattacks. Concurrently, escalating conflict in Lebanon, driven by Israeli strikes against Hezbollah and fears of a ground invasion, has displaced thousands and heightened tensions along the border, with uncertain prospects for a lasting resolution.
Nine people have been killed and millions left without power in Ukraine due to a series of attacks on the country's power infrastructure, including the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe's largest atomic energy facility. The plant has been disconnected from Ukraine's power grid due to Russian shelling and is now being powered by emergency diesel generators, with enough diesel on site for 15 days of operation. The IAEA is monitoring the situation closely and providing updates as they become available.