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India conducts its first nuclear test
📅 18 May 1974India carried out an underground nuclear explosion, calling it a peaceful nuclear test. The event challenged the nuclear hierarchy and exposed the limits of the NPT regime; Soviet officials emphasized...
China accedes to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
📅 9 March 1992China deposited its instrument of accession to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Accession integrated the country more deeply into global nuclear governance after it had developed its own...
IAEA prewar data document Iran’s enriched-uranium stockpile
📅 12 June 2025The IAEA later reported that its prewar estimate for 13 June was 440.9 kg of uranium enriched up to 60 percent, based on recent verification. This raised proliferation concerns but was not a finding...
IAEA reports attack on Natanz and no off-site radiation rise
📅 13 June 2025The IAEA confirmed that Natanz, a safeguarded enrichment facility, had been attacked. At the time of its update it reported no increase in off-site radiation. The Agency warned that attacks on nuclear...
IAEA reports damage at Natanz and Esfahan nuclear sites
📅 16 June 2025The IAEA said attacks had damaged the above-ground pilot enrichment plant at Natanz and several buildings at the Esfahan nuclear site. It said it had not detected radiological consequences outside the...
IAEA warns about nuclear safety and loss of verification
📅 19 June 2025The IAEA reported damage to nuclear-related facilities and said it had suspended field verification for safety. The Agency’s ability to confirm the location and status of nuclear material was becoming...
IAEA suspends verification at attacked facilities
📅 22 June 2025The IAEA confirmed that military attacks had affected safeguarded nuclear installations and said inspectors could not safely continue field verification. It had no immediate indication of an...
The 12-day war ends with unresolved nuclear and security questions
📅 24 June 2025The ceasefire stopped the immediate exchange of attacks but did not resolve the nuclear dispute, sanctions, regional rivalries or civilian accountability. The IAEA later documented significant...
IAEA withdraws inspectors after verification activities stop
📅 30 June 2025The IAEA later reported that it stopped verification activities when military attacks began and had withdrawn all inspectors from Iran by the end of June for safety reasons. The withdrawal reduced the...
Iran’s president signs law suspending cooperation with the IAEA
📅 2 July 2025The IAEA reported that Iran’s president signed a law suspending cooperation with the Agency on 2 July. The Director General said the safeguards agreement remained in force and urged Iran to restore...
Iran and IAEA agree Cairo procedures for safeguards work
📅 9 September 2025The IAEA reported that its Director General and Iran’s foreign minister signed a Cairo agreement setting procedures for inspections, notifications and safeguards implementation at declared facilities....
IAEA documents damage and prolonged loss of inspection access
📅 11 September 2025In its report GOV/2025/50, the IAEA described damage to multiple nuclear-related facilities and said it had withdrawn inspectors for safety. Iran later suspended cooperation. The Agency stressed...
Iran tells IAEA the Cairo agreement is terminated
📅 20 November 2025The IAEA’s 2026 safeguards report says Iran informed the Agency on 20 November 2025 that it regarded the Cairo agreement as terminated. This later reversal narrowed the practical route for inspections...
IAEA warns of regional nuclear-safety risks
📅 2 March 2026At a special session, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi warned that attacks across the region heightened risks around operating nuclear power and research reactors. The agency reported no elevated...
IAEA reports damage near Natanz enrichment plant
📅 3 March 2026The IAEA later reported that satellite imagery showed damage to entrance buildings at Iran’s Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant by March 3. It said no radiological consequences were expected from that...
IAEA reports it cannot verify nuclear material at attacked facilities
📅 4 March 2026In a report derestricted on 4 March 2026, the IAEA said Iran had not provided required reports or access for facilities affected by the June 2025 attacks. It could not verify the status of those...
IAEA reports loss of continuity of knowledge about Iran’s nuclear materials
📅 10 July 2026The Agency told the Security Council that attacks and restricted access had disrupted monitoring and it could no longer verify the status of nuclear material at certain facilities. The case underlines...
Iran says it is reviewing mediation ideas as TASS reports proposal on nuclear inspections
📅 29 October 2026Press TV's 29 October 02:00 GMT headlines attributed to Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi a statement that Tehran remained in close contact with mediators to explore implementing Iran's seven-day...
Iranian foreign ministry says uranium transfer abroad is off the table as Tehran shortens proposal timeline
📅 9 November 2026On 9 November 2026, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei told Al Mayadeen that Iran would not transfer its enriched uranium stockpile abroad. He also said Tehran had shortened the timeframe...