U.N. seeks Iran nuclear access as Trump rejects deal

U.N. watchdog blocked from Iran nuclear site

The International Atomic Energy Agency is increasingly concerned Iran is refusing inspectors access to the Isfahan Fuel Enrichment Plant, an underground uranium enrichment facility where highly enriched uranium is thought to be buried.

Iran cites war damage for refusing access

Tehran told the U.N. agency that conditions from U.S. and Israeli missile strikes in June twenty twenty-five have made normal safeguards implementation legally untenable and materially impracticable.

Agency observes activity at uranium site

The IAEA observed regular vehicular activity around the entrance to the tunnel complex at Isfahan in satellite imagery, suggesting Iran may be moving its roughly nine hundred pound highly enriched uranium stockpile.

Trump declares no deal with Iran needed

President Trump said Thursday we don't need a deal with Iran, those days have long since passed, and directed Vice President JD Vance to focus on domestic politics instead of negotiations.

“We don't need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed.”

Trump claims military victory in war

Trump acknowledged the war is not over but said it is just a question of when the U.S. wants to end it, claiming the conflict is militarily effectively over.

Iran claims U.S. asked Russia to mediate

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Iran's chief negotiator, told Al Jazeera that U.S. officials asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to facilitate negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

White House does not directly respond

The White House did not directly respond to reports that the U.S. had asked Putin to facilitate talks with Iran, despite Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meeting Putin in Moscow Thursday.

Iran refuses to negotiate without ceasefire

Iran has agreed to nothing regarding its uranium stockpiles or enrichment program and has refused to negotiate with the U.S. until a formal ceasefire is implemented.

Iranian official vows no uranium removal

A top Iranian security official insisted Wednesday that Tehran would not remove even a single particle of enriched nuclear material from the country.

“not remove even a single particle of enriched nuclear material from the country”

Trump claims nuclear base largely destroyed

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared this week that more than eighty percent of Iran's nuclear industrial base is gone, adding that crazy Islamists in Tehran will never ever have a nuclear weapon.

“More than 80 percent of their nuclear industrial base, gone”

Oil supplies exceed demand for first time

The International Energy Agency reported that global oil supplies surpassed demand for the first time since the war began, with observed oil inventories rising by fifty two million barrels in October.

Gulf exports recovering but still below pre-war

Gulf oil exports excluding Oman reached eighteen point four million barrels per day last month, twenty six percent below pre-war levels, with crude flows rising to fifteen million barrels per day.

Market expected to return to surplus

The IEA said global oil market will return to a surplus in fourth quarter twenty twenty-six, with more substantial build in twenty twenty-seven, though downside risks persist from attacks on shipping.

Treasury Secretary defiant over death threats

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who moved to a military base after receiving death threats, told CNBC that Operation Economic Outcast sanctions are working and he will not be cowered by Iranian leadership.

“F the Iranian leadership. I'm not going to be cowered.”

U.S. denies Iran's radar strike claim

The U.S. military denied Iran's claim to have destroyed an early warning radar station in Bahrain, saying two Iranian attack drones were shot down by U.S. forces with no injuries or damage caused.