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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.
No Raw Uranium Exchanged for Yellowcake: Iranian MP
An Iranian lawmaker says after selling the surplus enriched uranium to Russia, Iran has exchanged no enriched or raw uranium for yellowcake.
Good Nuclear News to Be Declared in April: Iranian Official
Iran will be announcing “good news” about a series of its post-JCPOA nuclear achievements in April 2017.
Iran Says It Has Injected UF6 into Its IR8 Centrifuges
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced that the country has injected Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) into its IR8 centrifuges as part of its research and development (R&D) activities in the field of peaceful nuclear energy.
Iran’s New Nuclear Power Plants Help Save 22 Million Barrels of Oil
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi says the construction of new nuclear power plants in Bushehr, southern Iran, helps save some two million barrels of oil per year.
Iranian Parliament Approves Plan on Protection of Nuclear Facilities
An additional clause to Iran’s Sixth Development Plan ratified by the Iranian Parliament urges the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) to arrange a national plan to protect nuclear facilities.
Will Iran Up Its Enrichment in Reaction to US Extension of Iran Sanctions Act?
As a reaction to the recent bill by the US Senate to extend Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), Iranian President has called for working on certain nuclear propulsion devices that are said to require a nuclear enrichment level way beyond the limits set by JCPOA, the text of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers.