Iran nuclear program

Daily: Iran’s nuclear know-how best guarantee to keep US in future deal

An Iranian daily close to Iran’s reformists says the US will not be able to provide any legal guarantee to Tehran that it will not violate the 2015 nuclear deal again in case of its revival, and the best guarantee in the face of any future promise-breaking would be the country’s nuclear capabilities.

AEOI head: Iran seeking production of 10,000-megawatt nuclear power

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says construction of a 10,000-megawatt nuclear power plant to generate electricity in line with production of clean energy is high on the agenda for the Iranian atomic energy organization.

Iran should become hub for designing, building nuclear power plants: Official

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami says the country should become a hub for the designing and building of nuclear power plants in the coming years.

Iran nuclear chief: IAEA disproportionately focused on Tehran’s nuclear work

Iran’s nuclear chief says the country wields less than two percent of the global nuclear capacity, but is subject to 25 percent of all inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Journalist: Iran’s NPT withdrawal only guarantee for nuclear deal

Hossein Shariatmadari, a veteran Iranian journalist and Kayhan newspaper’s editor in chief, has termed Iran’s proposal to receive compensation from the US in case of a pullout from a restored nuclear agreement as ‘worthless’, saying the only valid guarantee is Iran’s withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Iranian nuclear chief says IAEA cameras will be switched on if deal reached

Iran’s nuclear chief says the country will switch on the IAEA’s surveillance cameras it turned off at some of its nuclear facilities, if Tehran and the other parties to the Vienna talks reach a deal and all baseless accusations against the Islamic Republic are withdrawn.

Iran’s nuclear chief: Gas feeding into centrifuges response to US sanctions

Iran’s nuclear chief says the recent move to start feeding uranium gas into hundreds of the country’s new advanced centrifuges was a response to a new round of American sanctions, pledging that the Islamic Republic does not hesitate to take any measure that serves its national interests.

Iran says has enriched 470 kilograms of uranium to 20% purity

The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the country has so far enriched 470 kilograms of uranium to 20% purity which is the minimum amount it can enrich under the law.

AEOI spokesman: Iran injects gas into centrifuges

A Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the AEOI has injected gas into hundreds of centrifuges spinning at an enrichment facility of the Islamic Republic.

Iran nuclear chief: Tehran can technically make atomic bomb, but not mulling it

Iran’s atomic energy chief has echoed earlier remarks by another high-ranking Iranian official that the Islamic Republic has the technical means to produce an atomic bomb but has no intention to do so.

Iran’s atomic energy chief: MPs pushing to legislate nuclear roadmap

Members of the Iranian parliament are seeking to draw up a comprehensive nuclear roadmap so that the change of administrations would not affect the nuclear program, Iran’s atomic energy chief says.

Iranian official: 90% of nuclear equipment domestically produced

Deputy Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Pejman Shirmardi has said about 90 percent of the equipment in the field of nuclear technology has been domestically produced which is the result of the efforts by the Iranian scientists.

Iran to begin construction of new nuclear research reactor soon

Iran’s nuclear chief says the construction of a new research reactor in the central city of Isfahan will begin in the coming weeks.

Iran accelerates construction of phases 2, 3 of Bushehr nuclear plant

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says construction of the second and third phases of the Bushehr nuclear power plant has been accelerated to tackle Iran’s need to diversify its power generation resources.

Iranian nuclear chief: Tehran will not get permission from anyone for pursuing its goals

The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has said the Western governments have changed their language vis-à-vis Iran and that the Islamic Republic now has the upper hand.

Former Iranian rights chief Larijani says US policies outdated

The former secretary of the Human Rights Council of the Iranian Judiciary has said Iran is capable of producing nuclear arms.

Russian diplomat amid media storm: Iran has openly rejected nukes

Russia’s permanent ambassador to international organizations in Vienna says Iranians have openly rejected nuclear weapons long ago, following comments by a senior Iranian official, which western media took to mean the country is after nukes.

Iranian atomic organization: Launching of IR-4 centrifuge not new

The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has said the launching of IR-4 centrifuges in the country is not new and that Western news channels made a media hype of the issue.

Iran’s response to media report on uranium enrichment: Steps coordinated with IAEA

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, in response to western media reports about increased uranium enrichment activities, has stressed such steps taken in the country are under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Iranian president: Nukes have no place in our military doctrine

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has reiterated Iran’s opposition to the production and possession of nuclear weapons.

AEOI: Iran’s nuclear activities transparent

Iran’s nuclear activities have a clean bill of health from various international agencies, including over a dozen US intelligence agencies, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has stressed.

Tehran rejects G7’s anti-Iran statement as ‘baseless, one-sided’

Tehran has condemned as “baseless, one-sided, and unjust” an anti-Iranian statement issued by the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized states following a summit in Germany.

Iran begins concrete pouring operation at Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

Iran begins pouring concrete for the wall of the second unit of its Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant aimed at expanding the site in the south of the country.

Court: US should pay Iran nuclear martyrs’ families over $4bn

An Iranian court has issued the final verdict in the case of the assassinations of several senior Iranian nuclear scientists, ruling that the US government has to pay the families of the martyred scientists $4.3bn in damages for having a role in their killing.

Iran nuclear chief: Opening PMD case won’t help Vienna talks

Iran says renewing claims about possible military dimensions (PMD) to Iran’s nuclear program will not help the nuclear negotiations with the West that have been stalled for several months.

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