Nuclear Energy

Russia welcomes Iran’s stance over uranium enrichment

A top Russian diplomat has hailed remarks by Iran’s nuclear chief who said Tehran has no plans to enrich uranium beyond 60 percent even if the Vienna talks fail.

IAEA head: Iran nuclear program makes great progress

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Iran’s nuclear program has made significant progress, and the country is currently enriching uranium to the purity level of 60%.

Top Iran negotiator calls on IAEA to resist political pressure

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency to preserve its technical nature and yield to no political pressure.

“Iran has 25 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium

The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the country’s stockpile of 60% enriched uranium has reached 25 kilograms.

IAEA chief seeks eye-to-eye talks with Iranians

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has expressed hope to visit Iran ‘soon’ for ‘high-level talks’ with the Iranian officials.

China: US should correct policy of maximum pressure

China says, the US as the culprit of the current Iranian nuclear crisis, should thoroughly rectify its erroneous policy of maximum pressure on Tehran.

Russia slams new US sanctions on Iran

Russia’s chief negotiator Mikhail Ulyanov has criticized the latest US sanctions against Iran, saying they will only further complicate the Vienna talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal.

Top Iran negotiator in Moscow: Nuclear talks to resume

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has said the Vienna talks with the European troika, China and Russia will resume soon with the aim of removing the US’s oppressive sanctions.

IAEA chief hopes to meet Iran’s president “soon”

The head of the United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog says he wishes to meet with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi soon to build a relation of "mutual trust and confidence".

China urges US to correct wrong policy on Iran

Beijing has called on Washington to “thoroughly correct its wrong policy of maximum pressure” against Tehran in order to bring the 2015 landmark agreement back on the right track. China has also welcomed Iran’s announcement of its return to the nuclear negotiations before the end of November.

Iran: Vienna talks to resume before November’s end

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has said he and coordinator of the nuclear deal’s joint commission Enrique Mora have agreed to the resumption of the Vienna talks before the end of November.

Iranian president: US, Europe facing decision-making crisis

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has said the US and Europe are facing a crisis in decision-making regarding Iran’s nuclear talks.

Iran’s Kamalvandi: Enemies of Islam not able to destroy Iran’s nuclear industry

The spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has said attempts to destroy the country’s nuclear industry will get nowhere.

Iran nuclear negotiator: Serious doubts about real will of US

The top Iranian nuclear negotiator says there are serious doubts about the real will of the US to fulfill its obligations under the Iran nuclear deal.

Germany calls on Iran to resume stalled nuclear talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Iran to return to the negotiating table to revive the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). She said next weeks will be decisive for Iran’s nuclear talks.

Capacity of Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant to be tripled

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi says the electricity production capacity of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant will be tripled.

Israel’s FM to discuss Iran during US visit

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is scheduled to talk Iran in meeting with US officials. Lapid’s visit will take place as talks over the Iran nuclear deal are stalled.

Russia urges US to lift “illegal restrictions” on Iran, its partners

The world is waiting for the United States to return to the Iran nuclear deal and to remove the "illegal restrictions” against Tehran and its trading partners, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday. Moscow’s top diplomat added Iran is ready for the resumption of nuclear negotiations in Austria’s capital Vienna.

Annual Fuel Loading begins at Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

As planned in advance and in coordination with Iran’s electricity network, from October 1, 2021, the annual loading of new fuel and technical inspections and major repairs of important equipment began at Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran.

IAEA Should Not Turn into Plaything for Terror Groups: Iran

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should not turn into a plaything for terrorist groups.

Iran calls for global nuclear disarmament

A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official has said the Islamic Republic is opposed to any stockpiling and use of atomic weapons.

Envoy: IAEA report on Iran complex inaccurate

Iran’s representative to international organizations in Veinna Kazem Gharibabadi has criticized the IAEA chief for his report on Iran’s refusal to allow the installation of surveillance cameras in the Tessa Karaj Complex, near Tehran.

Catalan separatist leader freed from Italy jail

Puigdemont, Catalan separatist leader and a member of the European Union parliament, left the jail in Sassari a day after he had been detained by police and after a judge ruled that he could go free pending an Oct. 4 hearing on his extradition to Spain, where the political firebrand is wanted for sedition. He had been invited to attend a Catalan cultural event and a meeting of Sardinian independence sympathizers on the Mediterranean island.

Iran denounces Saudi Arabia’s nuclear accusations

Iran has blasted Saudi Arabia over its energy minister’s allegations against the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

Iran nuclear chief: Time for US to redress mistakes and lift sanctions

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, AEOI, has called on the US to lift anti-Iran sanctions in a verifiable manner.

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