The Iran nuclear conundrum is in a pause, or maybe a stalemate. That is good for Iran, giving them time to build back and build up their missile systems in preparation for the potential next Israeli strikes. Israel, busy with Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and maybe Yemen, doesn’t mind the pause with Iran. The Trump administration, over occupied with domestic matters and with Gaza-Israel, Ukraine-Russia, Taiwan-China, etc., has put Iran on the back burner.            What about IAEA? Unfortunately, there has been more mixing of the political with the technical both at the UN Security Council in September-October and at the IAEA Board of Governors in November. In this face-off, Iran, Russia and China are on one side; and the U.S. and E3 (France Germany and UK) are on the other.            Commentators postulate that the E3 has taken the actions against Iran to demonstrate that it is totally with the U.S., their objective being ...

Headlines of reports on Monday, November 3, 2025, tell the status of the nuclear conundrum.  Trump says curbing Iran nuclear capability central to Mideast peace ( Iran International )  Iran's Supreme Leader says cooperation with US not possible while it backs Israel ( Parisa Hafezi, Reuters )  Iran says Tehran-Washington message exchanges continue, not talks ( Iran International )  Iran President Pezeshkian says Iran will bolster nuclear program, rules out bomb ( Iran International )  60% uranium lies under rubble, no plan to retrieve it, Foreign Minister Araghchi says ( Iran International )