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In this satellite photo released by Planet Labs Inc., North Korea's main nuclear complex is seen in Yongbyon, North Korea, just north of the capital, Pyongyang, July 27, 2021. North Korea appears to have restarted the operation of its main nuclear reactor used to produce weapons fuels, the U.N. atomic agency said, as the North openly threatens to enlarge its nuclear arsenal amid long-dormant nuclear diplomacy with the United States. In the image, North Korea's 5-megawatt nuclear reactor is seen to the building to the north, while the experimental light water reactor is the building with the circular feature atop it to the south. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP) ** FILE **

North Korea, right on cue, ramps up nuclear pursuits

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 13, 2021, file photo, environmental activists wearing a mask of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and protective suits perform to denounce the Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive Fukushima water, near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. Japan’s government adopted an interim plan Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 that it hopes will win support from fishermen and other concerned groups for a planned release into the sea of treated but still radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, FIle)

Fukushima nuclear water to be released via undersea tunnel

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Guards of Honor march to lay a flower wreath at Chernobyl's victim monument in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 26, 2021. April 26 marks the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. A reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded on April 26, 1986, leading to an explosion and the subsequent fire spewed a radioactive plume over much of northern Europe. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine opens new nuclear waste site at Chernobyl

By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2021, file photo, the Pacific Ocean looks over nuclear reactor units of No. 3, left, and 4 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan. Japan on Tuesday, March 23, asked the International Atomic Energy Agency to provide support to safely carry out an imminent release of the massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water stored at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant and to gain understanding from the international community. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

Japan asks IAEA support for Fukushima tank water release

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi from Argentina, addresses the media during a news conference behind plexiglass shields after a meeting of the IAEA board of governors at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Monday, March 1, 2021. Due to restrictions related to COVID-19, it will be organised as a virtual meeting from the IAEA. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Iran to meet with UN technical experts over uranium find

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi from Argentina, addresses the media during a news conference behind plexiglass shields after a meeting of the IAEA board of governors at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Monday, March 1, 2021. Due to restrictions related to COVID-19, it will be organised as a virtual meeting from the IAEA. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

UN atomic watchdog: Deal with Iran key to full inspections

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2021, file photo, Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi, right, speaks with spokesman of Iran's atomic agency Behrouz Kamalvandi upon his arrival at Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport, Iran. Iran has said it plans to cease its implementation of the &quot;Additional Protocol,&quot; a confidential agreement between Tehran and the IAEA reached as part of the landmark nuclear accord that grants the U.N. inspectors enhanced powers to visit nuclear facilities and watch Iran's program. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)

Iran officially imposes curbs on UN nuclear inspections

By NASSER KARIMI and KIYOKO METZLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2021 file photo, Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the State Department in Washington. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday Feb. 22, 2021, the United States is prepared to return to the Iran nuclear deal if Tehran shows “strict compliance” with it -- a new sign of Washington’s ambition to revive a deal rejected under President Donald Trump even as Tehran appears to be backing further away from it. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

As Iran backs away, US still ready to revive nuclear accord

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi from Argentina, speaks to the media after returning from Iran at the Vienna International Airport, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

EXPLAINER: Iran restricts UN atomic agency to pressure West

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual event with the Munich Security Conference in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Joe Biden Iran outreach backfires, pressure builds

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks in a meeting with Iran's atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. Grossi met with Salehi ahead of Iran's plans to partly suspend United Nations inspections of the country's nuclear facilities. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)

UN nuclear chief says Iran to grant ‘less access’ to program

By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING - Associated Press

UN nuclear chief to visit Tehran; Merkel presses Rouhani

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2020 file photo, released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani, right, welcomes Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi for their meeting in Tehran, Iran. Iran urged the United Nations' nuclear watchdog to avoid publishing “unnecessary” details on Tehran’s nuclear program, state TV reported Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, a day after Germany, France and Britain said Tehran has “no credible civilian use” for its development of uranium metal. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP, File)

Iran asks watchdog not to publish ‘unnecessary’ nuke details

Associated Press

UN atomic watchdog: Iran now operating Natanz centrifuges

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

North Korea calls UN nuclear watchdog `a marionette’ of West

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Rafael Mariano Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), poses for a portrait prior to an interview with The Associated Press in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

UN watchdog: Iran building at underground nuclear facility

By David Rising - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference to announce the Trump administration's restoration of sanctions on Iran, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, at the U.S. State Department in Washington. Standing behind Pompeo are from left, National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump imposes Iran ‘snapback’ sanctions as Tehran scolds U.S.

By Lauren Toms and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi from Argentina, looks prior to the start of the IAEA board of governors meeting at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

UN atomic watchdog: Hopeful of greater trust with Iran

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

UN atomic watchdog: N Korea still enriching uranium

Associated Press

The Israel-UAE Accord Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Trump’s diplomatic triumph with Israel-UAE agreement applies ‘maximum pressure’ against Iran

By Daniel N. Hoffman