Nuclear Energy

Iran Says Russian Experts to Visit Fordow Enrichment Centre

An Iranian nuclear official says a team of Russian specialists will visit the Fordow enrichment facility on Sunday as part of a project on stable isotopes.

Iran Receives €20m Aid from EU for Safe Nuclear Energy

The European Union has provided Iran with a €20 million donation to help it develop safe nuclear energy, said the spokesperson of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).

IAEA Report Contradicts US Claims on Iran Nuclear Deal

Tehran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that the agency’s ninth report directly contradicts Washington’s claims about Iran’s nuclear deal.

‘Iran Not to Accept Any Permanent Restriction on Nuclear Program’

A top Iranian lawmaker says there are no permanent restrictions for Iran under the nuclear deal the country has signed with five world powers, and Tehran will never accept such limits.

Iran to Pull Out of NPT If Sanction Reinstated: MP

An Iranian lawmaker says if Tehran comes under further sanctions, the parliament will oblige the government to pull out of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also known as NPT.

Iran Begins Construction of Two New Nuclear Power Plants

Iran has started the construction of two new nuclear power plants in the southern province of Bushehr in a joint project with Russia’s Rosatom energy firm.

Saudi Arabia to Extract Uranium, Develop Nuclear Program

Saudi Arabia says it plans to create a “self-sufficient” and “peaceful” nuclear program by extracting uranium domestically.

Iran to Produce 20% Enriched Uranium in 4 Days: Salehi

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi says the Islamic Republic can restore the level of its uranium enrichment to pre-JCPOA era in a very short period of time.

UN Approves Nuclear Disarmament Resolution Proposed by Iran

112 member states of the United Nations have voted for an Iran-proposed resolution which calls on all nuclear-armed states to live up to their commitments as per the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Iran Sentences Mossad Agent to Death

Iran's Judiciary has announced that it has sentenced to death an agent of Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad.

EU Begins Cooperation with Iran’s Centre for Nuclear Safety System

The first training course on nuclear safety system has been held at Iran’s Centre for Nuclear Safety within the framework of a fresh round of Tehran’s cooperation with the European Union.

US Coercive Approach Not to Work in Case of Iran: Leader

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, has blasted Washington’s ‘cruel and coercive’ behaviour towards Tehran and the nuclear deal, stressing that such approaches would not work in the case of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

‘US Breach of Commitments to Make Iran Produce Nuclear Fuel’

An Iranian MP says the US failure to live up to its commitments under the Iran nuclear deal will finally force Tehran to build a plant for production of the nuclear fuel it needs.

No Need to Inspect Iran’s Military Sites: IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency has once again confirmed Iran’s compliance with its commitments as per the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, saying the IAEA sees no need to verify Tehran’s commitment by inspecting its military sites.

Iran to Finish Construction of New Nuclear Plant by 2025

Iran says it expects to see a new nuclear power plant which it is building in cooperation with Russia to be launched before 2025. 

Iran to Snap Back Nuclear Program If JCPOA Breached

Iran says it has a clear scenario on how and when to return to its pre-JCPOA nuclear work if the other parties to the deal contravene the agreement.

‘Rouhani’s Gov’t Not Qualified to Handle Iran Nuclear Case’

A leading conservative journalist has blamed President Rouhani’s administration for the ‘damages’ Iran sustained after the nuclear deal with world powers, urging that the responsibility for handling the nuclear case should be taken away from the government.

Iran Can ‘Satisfy’ US by Restricting IAEA Inspection: Larijani

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has referred to the US criticism of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s handling of Iran’s nuclear activities, saying Tehran is prepared to restrict the IAEA’s inspection if the US thinks it is not ‘good enough’.

IAEA Chief Praises Iran’s Constructive Cooperation

Yukiya Amano, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has praised Iran for cooperating with the IAEA and living up to its commitments under the nuclear deal it signed with world powers.

Rouhani’s VP Wishes Trump Would Scrap JCPOA

Iran’s nuclear chief has taken a swipe at the opponents of the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, and expressed the wish that the US president tears up the JCPOA so that the opponents would see what would happen then.

Iran, EU Sign First-Ever Nuclear Safety Cooperation Project

Iran and the European Union have has signed the first ever project for nuclear safety cooperation under the framework of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Nuclear Technology, a Necessity for Iran: President

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani referred to nuclear technology as a necessity for Iran, and hailed the country’s diplomatic team who ‘skilfully’ realized the “Nuclear energy is our absolute right” slogan.

Iran May Be Allowed to Develop Nukes If Stops Supporting Palestine

The Grand Mufti of Syria believes that the West would permit Iran to have nuclear weapons if it stops supporting Palestine and its cause.

Israel Only Mideast Regime Possessing Nukes: Iranian FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif rejected the recent allegations against Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program by the Israeli regime as “fake news”, saying that Tel Aviv is the only regime in the Middle East region that possesses nuclear arsenals.

US President Accuses Iran of Seeking to Develop Nukes

US President Donald Trump has once again accused Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, arguing that he would prevent Tehran from ever gaining nukes.

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