Chernobyl unable to stop radiation leak after Russian drone strike, UN watchdog warns The strike pierced the power plant’s outer shell but radiation levels have not increased in the area The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025
Chernobyl Nuclear Shield Breached: IAEA Confirms Drone Strike Compromises Reactor Safety Dome A drone strike in February 2025 damaged Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement, compromising its primary safety functions but leaving radiation levels stable and raising concerns about long-term nuclear safety. International Business Times UK · Dec 7, 2025
Bombed Chornobyl shelter no longer blocks radiation and needs major repair – IAEA Drone attack that Ukraine blamed on Russia blew hole in painstakingly erected €1.5bn shield meant to allow for final clean-up of 1986 meltdown site The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2025
UN atomic agency votes to urge Iran to provide information about nuclear material Iran denounced Thursday's resolution and said that it was designed to propagate a "false and misleading narrative of the present situation." Euronews · Nov 20, 2025
Iran says IAEA inspectors visited nuclear sites after watchdog urges greater cooperation Tehran says it remains committed to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as tensions with West persist The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025
Tehran will rebuild it's nuclear facilities with more 'vigour', says Iran's President Pezeshkian Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on Sunday that his country will rebuild its nuclear facilities “with greater vigour”, as he reiterated Iran's unwillingness to build a nuclear weapon. Euronews · Nov 2, 2025
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to regain off-site power, officials say Zaporizhzhia is one of the 10 biggest nuclear plants in the world and its fate amid the fighting has caused fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe. Euronews · Oct 23, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Repairs begin in bid to restore power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant UN watchdog says Russia and Ukraine have established special ceasefire zones to allow the repairs to be safely carried out. What we know on day 1,334 The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2025
Work begins to restore power to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Work has begun to repair the damaged power supply to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2025
The UN nuclear watchdog seeks a local truce to restore power to the Zaporizhzhia plant Diplomats say the U.N. nuclear watchdog is pushing Ukraine and Russia to agree to local ceasefires so that external power can be restored to Ukraine’s huge nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow says momentum for peace deal after Trump-Putin summit has been exhausted Moscow’s deputy foreign minister Ryabkov also warned the US against sending Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: ‘Political will’ needed to restore external power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, UN watchdog says Rafael Grossi says ‘security situation’ around plant must improve for repairs to be carried out; French photojournalist Antoni Lallican killed by Russian drone strike. What we know on day 1,319 The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2025
Ukrainian nuclear plant's longest power outage since war began is 'critical' moment Concerns are growing over Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has been without external electricity for over a week The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025
Zelenskyy raises alarm about power outage at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant Zelenskyy blamed Russian artillery for cutting the power line to the Zaporizhzhia plant, but the Kremlin said it was Ukrainian shelling. Euronews · Oct 1, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Europe sends billions in frozen Russian assets to Kyiv as Moscow threatens response Russia blames Ukraine for the damage as the UN atomic watchdog has repeatedly warned of the possibility of a radiation catastrophe such as Chernobyl
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2025 Safety fears as external power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant still out after three days Ukrainian officials among those concerned Russia is manufacturing crisis to keep hold of frontline plant
The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: UN watchdog sounds warning after drone detonates near Ukraine nuclear plant IAEA chief says no damage to South Ukraine nuclear facility but ‘next time we may not be so lucky’; Russia accused of ‘arbitrary killings’ of PoWs. What we know on day 1,311
The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2025 Iran snapback sanctions loom as UN security council set to vote on nuclear programme Russian efforts to delay the return of sanctions is expected to fail during vote on Friday
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2025 Iran has hours to act or face UN nuclear sanctions snapback, says Macron France’s president says Islamic republic must reveal plan to allow inspectors back into country as he meets his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2025 Iran’s foreign minister meets with UN nuclear watchdog in bid to avert sanctions Abbas Araghchi will likely also meet with European officials, as window for reaching an agreement narrows
International Business Times · Sep 22, 2025 IAEA Says Iran Nuclear Diplomacy At a 'Difficult Juncture' The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, told AFP Monday that diplomatic efforts to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program were at a "difficult juncture" but dialogue would continue.
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2025 UN sanctions on Iran set to return after Security Council vote Tehran rejects move as ‘lacking any legal or logical justification’
Euronews · Sep 17, 2025 Europeans say Iran hasn't taken necessary steps to stop 'snapback' of UN sanctions Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi again asserted that the slapping UN sanctions back on Tehran was "lacking any legal or logical justification."
Al Jazeera · Sep 15, 2025 Iran pushes for IAEA resolution as top council backs nuclear inspections Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says there will be no inspections if biting UN sanctions are reinstated.
Radio France Internationale · Sep 13, 2025 Nuclear watchdog hails new deal with Iran, but inspections remain on hold Iran and the UN’s nuclear watchdog have agreed on a fresh framework to resume cooperation after months of strained ties – though both sides admit more work is needed before international inspectors can return to Iranian facilities.