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Nuclear Inspectors Have Left Iran: UN Nuclear Watchdog

This is Beirut, 04/07 15:30 - Reading : less than a minute

UN nuclear watchdog inspectors left Iran on Friday, the agency said, after the Islamic republic officially suspended its cooperation with the agency. "An IAEA team of inspectors today safely departed from Iran to return to the agency headquarters in Vienna, after staying in Tehran throughout the recent military conflict," the International Atomic ...

U.S. Labels Iran’s Halt of IAEA Cooperation as "Unacceptable"

This is Beirut, 02/07 23:31 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Iran's suspension of cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is unacceptable, US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said Wednesday. Tehran officially suspended its cooperation with the IAEA, a move triggered by the unprecedented Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear facilities over 12 ...

Iran Ends Cooperation with UN Nuclear Watchdog after Israel, US Strikes

This is Beirut, 02/07 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran on Wednesday officially suspended its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, a move triggered by the unprecedented Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear facilities. Last month's 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel has sharply escalated tensions between Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency. On June 25, a day ...

Iran Defends IAEA Break, Accuses Agency Chief of Bias

This is Beirut, 30/06 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, that Tehran halted cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog due to what he called the agency chief's "destructive" behavior towards the Islamic republic, his office said Monday. "The action taken by parliament members... is a natural response to the unjustified, ...

Iran Rejects IAEA Visit to Bombed Nuclear Sites, Accuses Grossi of Bias

This is Beirut, 27/06 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran on Saturday rejected a request by UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi to visit facilities bombed by Israel and the United States, saying that it suggested "malign intent." International Atomic Energy Agency director general "Grossi's insistence on visiting the bombed sites under the pretext of safeguards is meaningless and possibly even ...

Russia Warns Against Iran Suspending IAEA Cooperation

This is Beirut, 26/06 15:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday spoke out against Moscow's key ally Iran suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), after Iranian lawmakers voted in favor of halting work with the UN nuclear agency. "We are interested in continuing cooperation between Iran and the IAEA, so that everybody respects ...

Iran and the IAEA: How Far Will Tehran Push Its Standoff?

Élie-Joe Kamel, 25/06 20:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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On Wednesday, June 25, Iran’s parliament approved a motion to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). According to Iranian state television, 221 lawmakers voted in favor, with only one abstention and none opposed. The decision comes amid growing tensions between Tehran and Western powers. It follows an IAEA ...

Conditional Nuclear Power: The Complex Duality of Civilian Nuclear Energy

Mario Chartouni, 23/06 18:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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While many countries harness nuclear technology for energy and medical applications, such as electricity production and cancer treatment, others raise global concern by enriching uranium to levels nearing weapons-grade capability. A Dual-Use Dilemma Civilian nuclear energy refers to the use of uranium-fueled nuclear fission for non-military ...

IAEA Chief Calls 'Emergency Meeting' after US Strikes on Iran

This is Beirut, 22/06 11:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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The head of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced an "emergency meeting" at the organization's headquarters in Vienna for Monday after the US struck three nuclear sites in Iran. "In light of the urgent situation in Iran, I am convening an emergency meeting of the @IAEAorg Board of Governors for tomorrow," Rafael Grossi ...

'No Indication' of Attack on Underground Section of Iranian Nuclear Site: IAEA

This is Beirut, 16/06 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday there was "no indication of a physical attack" on an underground section of Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment site following Israeli strikes that destroyed the plant's above-ground part. It comes after Israel last week began launching strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, alleging that that the ...

How Much Damage Has Israel Inflicted on Iran's Nuclear Program

This is Beirut, 14/06 18:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel's strikes on Iran have taken aim at its nuclear facilities, amid fears that the Islamic republic is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, an accusation Tehran denies. Experts told AFP that while the attacks might have caused some damage to Iran's nuclear program, they are unlikely to have delivered a fatal blow. What Is the Extent ...

Iran to Build New Enrichment Site After UN Nuclear Watchdog Censure

This is Beirut, 12/06 12:26 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday adopted a resolution condemning Iran's "non-compliance" with its obligations in a new warning before a possible referral of the case to the United Nations. The motion drafted by the United States, Britain, France, and Germany was carried by 19 votes in favor, out of 35 in total, three diplomatic ...

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