Iran War Daily

IAEA Says It Can't Rule Out Diversion of Iran's Nuclear Material as Tanker Mine Claims Pile Up

Saturday, November 14, 2026 · 7 min

Iran War Daily cover art

A confidential IAEA report says the agency cannot conclude Iran has not diverted declared nuclear material and doesn't know where a key enrichment plant is, while Iran claims three more tankers hit mines in Hormuz and trades threats with Bahrain at the UN Security Council.

Listen

Listen to the audio episode

Read the episode transcript

Show notes

A confidential IAEA report says the agency cannot conclude Iran has not diverted declared nuclear material and doesn't know where a key enrichment plant is, while Iran claims three more tankers hit mines in Hormuz and trades threats with Bahrain at the UN Security Council.

In this episode

  1. UN agency can’t confirm Iran hasn’t diverted nuclear material from peaceful activity | The Times of Israel — The Times of Israel
    “Because of a lack of cooperation from Iran, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) “is not able to conclude that there has been no diversion of declared nuclear material from peaceful nuclear activities in Iran,” the report said.”
  2. UN says 25 seafarers killed in, around Hormuz since US-Israel war on Iran — Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
    ““This situation cannot be allowed to become the new normal,” said Khiari, urging the “full restoration of maritime navigation in the region”.”
  3. Iran warns of 'immediate response' to any US-Israeli attack, slams Gulf nations | Middle East Eye — Middle East Eye
    ““Any renewed war of aggression by the United States and the Israeli regime will be met with an immediate and decisive response, without hesitation,” said Gholamhossein Darzi, Iran's deputy permanent representative to the UN, during a Security Council meeting on the situation in…”