Tag: Uranium
Iran warns Israel against creating ‘narratives’ regarding Natanz incident
Iran on Tuesday warned Israel against creating “norm-breaking narratives” regarding attacks on its nuclear facilities, saying that doing so crossed a “red line.”
Referring to the recent explosion at its underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility,...
Trump administration to renew foreign firms’ waivers for work at Iranian nuclear sites
The Trump administration is expected to continue allowing Russian, Chinese and European companies to keep operating at Iranian nuclear facilities despite U.S. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, a source familiar with the...
IAEA discovery of uranium particles raises questions on scope of Iran’s nuclear program
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday that it has discovered uranium traces at an undeclared site in Iran.
“The agency detected natural uranium particles of anthropogenic origin at a location in Iran...
Iran can enrich uranium to 60 percent, says atomic energy organization spokesman
A spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said on Sunday that while the Islamic Republic’s current need was only for uranium enriched to 5 percent, it had the capacity to enrich up...
EU warns nuclear deal in danger as Iran activates Fordow facility
In the latest violation of the 2015 Iran nuclear accord, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that Iran would resume centrifuge operations at its Fordow underground nuclear facility, according to the AFP.
“Starting from tomorrow...
Unsurprisingly, Iran exceeds uranium enrichment limit under 2015 nuclear deal. Now what?
Iran has exceeded the uranium enrichment limit under the 2015 nuclear deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced on Monday.
Tzvi Kahn, senior Iran analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told JNS that Iran’s aim is...
Netanyahu urges nations to renew sanctions if Iran ups nuclear enrichment
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on world powers to renew sanctions on Iran should it follow through with its plans to exceed enriched its uranium limit set by the 2015 nuclear deal.
“In the...