An IAEA report on Iran's uranium stockpile increase prompted the White House on Saturday to urge its acceptance of a proposal for a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal.

Iranian and European delegations will gather in Istanbul, Turkey, on Friday for fresh talks on Tehran's nuclear program.

WASHINGTON — President Trump has walked away from a potential minerals deal with Ukraine — and is now suggesting the US take a stake in nuclear power plants in the war-torn country instead.

But Iran's nuclear enrichment has reached 60% purity, according to the IAEA — dramatically higher than the enrichment limit posited in the 2015 nuclear deal, and a short technical step from the ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Saturday it was in Tehran's "best interest to accept" the deal, adding: "President Trump has made it clear that Iran can never obtain a nuclear ...

The Nevada Priscilla nuclear test, part of Operation Plumbbob, in 1957. The U.S. might have to expand its nuclear arsenal according to a warning from a top White House official.

But while Trump struggles to deal with the consequences of his failure, and Iran moves forward with its rapidly expanding nuclear program, the White House also has to contend with a broader, ...

What was in the deal? The JCPOA, which imposed restrictions on Iran’s civilian nuclear enrichment program in exchange for sanctions relief, was signed on July 14, 2015.

Josh Black served on the U.S. negotiating team for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday, June 20, 2025.

Under the 2015 nuclear deal, formally called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran committed to capping levels of 3.67% enriched uranium at 300 kilograms.

The deal went into effect on Jan. 16, 2016, after the IAEA verified that Iran had completed steps, including shipping 25,000 pounds of enriched uranium out of the country, dismantling and removing ...