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Inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog found uranium particles enriched up to 83.7% in Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear site, a report seen Tuesday by The Associated Press said. The confidential quarterly report by the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency distributed to member states likely will raise tensions further between Iran and the West over its nuclear program. -- aaa

The International Atomic Energy Agency is trying to clarify how Iran accumulated uranium enriched to 84% purity — the highest level found by inspectors in the country to date, and a concentration just 6% below what’s needed for a weapon.

Iran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb, though the country hasn't yet decided whether it will do so, according to a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah...

Iran is currently in talks with global powers over reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which the US...

The Globe and Mail Jon Gambrell Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Raheb Homavandi/Reuters Iran blamed Israel on Monday for an attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged its centrifuges – sabotage that imperils ongoing talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear dea...

The Globe and Mail Nasser Karimi and Kiyoko Metzler TEHRAN, Iran Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer LEONHARD FOEGER/Reuters Iran officially started restricting international inspections of its nuclear facilities Tuesday, a bid to pressure European countries and President Joe Biden...

The Globe and Mail Parisa Hafezi Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer OFFICIAL KHAMENEI WEBSITE/Reuters Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday Iran might enrich uranium up to 60 per cent purity if the country needed it and would never yield to U.S. pressure over its nucl...

On Thursday, the Biden administration said it was ready to talk to Iran about both nations returning to the 2015 nuclear accord

The Globe and Mail BRUSSELS Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer POOL/AFP/Getty Images The official supervising the agreement aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions is warning that Tehran’s decision to ramp up uranium enrichment could undermine efforts to keep the deal alive a...