Tag: IAEA
As nuclear diplomacy stalls, Israel places military option back on table
The statement on Wednesday by Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, about intensifying efforts to prepare an Israeli military option against Iran’s nuclear program, will be closely analyzed in the Islamic Republic.
The...
IAEA: Iran moving ahead with production of uranium metal
Iran’s efforts to produce enriched uranium metal have progressed, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report released on Monday.
According to the report, which was issued to member states, Iran has produced 200g...
E3 to Iran: Enrichment of uranium metal endangers Vienna talks
The foreign ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on Tuesday expressing “grave concern” over an IAEA report confirming that Iran has begun enriching uranium metal.
In its report, released...
Report: Iran restricts inspector access to nuclear plant after attack
Iran is limiting access to inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to its main uranium enrichment plant at Natanz because of what it claims was an attack on the site by Israel,...
US concerned Iran has not provided info to IAEA
The United States is concerned that Iran has not provided the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with obligatory information, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Wednesday, reported Reuters.
Iran is required to turn over...
Blinken: ‘Hundreds’ of sanctions to remain, even if Iran returns to nuclear-deal compliance
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that “hundreds of sanctions will remain in place,” even if Iran returns to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of...
Iran denies nuclear talks are stalled, as France questions traces of uranium
Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei denied on Tuesday that international nuclear talks have hit a roadblock and that the 2015 nuclear deal can still be revived.
“There is no impasse in the Vienna talks. Negotiations...
Israel worried about US return to Iran nuclear deal as its influence in Washington...
In a press conference in Jerusalem on Tuesday evening, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken clarified the Biden administration’s stance on Iran and the nuclear deal—the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA. While...
Rouhani says US will lift sanctions, official contradicts him on Iran state TV
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that the United States is willing to remove sanctions on the country’s oil, banking and shipping industries that the previous U.S. administration imposed.
“The talks in Vienna are...
Iran notifies IAEA of its intent to enrich uranium to 60 percent level
Iran announced on Tuesday that it will begin enriching uranium to the 60 percent purity level—its highest level yet—two days after it accused Israel of being behind a blast at a key nuclear site...