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Iran Says Open to Indirect Nuclear Talks with US

This is Beirut, 24/03 18:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran said on Monday it was open to indirect talks with the United States after President Donald Trump had demanded negotiations for a new nuclear deal. "The way is open for indirect negotiations," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, dismissing the prospect of direct talks "until there is a change in the other side's approach towards the Islamic ...

Western Powers Voice 'Serious Concern' at Iran Centrifuge Plan

This is Beirut, 2024-11-23 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States, Britain, France, and Germany expressed on Saturday "serious concern" over Iran's plans to launch a series of new centrifuges for its nuclear program, urging Tehran to reengage with the UN nuclear watchdog. Iran's announcement came after the four Western powers brought a censure motion targeting the Islamic republic at the ...

Western Countries Submit New Iran Resolution at IAEA

This is Beirut, 2024-11-20 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Western countries on Wednesday formally submitted a new resolution critical of Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ahead of its board meeting, diplomatic sources said. "The text was formally submitted" just before midnight on Tuesday, a diplomatic source told AFP on condition of anonymity, with a second diplomatic source ...

IAEA Chief Tours Sensitive Iran Nuclear Plants

This is Beirut, 2024-11-15 16:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN nuclear chief toured two Iranian uranium enrichment plants that have been the focus of Western concern on Friday after Tehran said it was ready to address "doubts" about its ambitions. The visit to Iran by International Atomic Energy Agency director general Rafael Grossi comes after he warned "the margins for manoeuvre are beginning to ...

Iran Informs UN Nuclear Chief of Commitment to Resolve 'Ambiguities'

This is Beirut, 2024-11-14 17:43 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the visiting head of the UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday that his government was willing to resolve doubts about its atomic programme, ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's arrival in office. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said achieving "results" in nuclear talks ...

UN Nuclear Chief in Iran to 'Reach Diplomatic Solutions'

This is Beirut, 2024-11-13 19:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran on Wednesday for discussions on Tehran's nuclear program, a week after Donald Trump's election as the new US president. During his first term in the White House from 2017 to 2021, Trump was the architect of a policy called "maximum pressure" levying against Tehran biting ...

IAEA Chief Warns That Flexibility With Iran Is 'Shrinking'

This is Beirut, 2024-11-12 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned on Tuesday that “the margins for manoeuvre are beginning to shrink” on Iran's nuclear program ahead of an important trip to Tehran. “The Iranian administration must understand that the international situation is becoming increasingly tense and that the margins to manoeuvre are beginning ...

Iran Hints at Expanding Missile Range, Potential Shift in Nuclear Policy

This is Beirut, 2024-11-01 18:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Kamal Kharrazi, chairman of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations and adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, told the Al-Mayadeen news agency, which is close to Hezbollah, that Tehran is likely to increase the range of its ballistic missiles. He added that Iran currently has the ability to produce nuclear weapons. “We now have the technical ...

CIA Chief: Iran Has Not Decided to Develop Nuclear Weapon

This is Beirut, 2024-10-08 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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CIA Director William Burns said on Monday that there is no evidence that Iran has decided to build a nuclear weapon. He added that if Iran were to make such a decision, the United States and its allies would likely be able to detect it soon after it occurs. Speculation has centered on whether Israel might strike Iranian nuclear sites to prevent ...

Iran Deems a Return to the Nuclear Agreement ‘Pointless'

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-09 20:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's head of diplomacy, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said on Saturday, December 9, that the nuclear agreement signed in 2015 had become increasingly "useless" for Iran. Speaking to students at Tehran University, he added, however, that he remained open to new negotiations. Iran said Saturday that attempting to revive its landmark nuclear deal with ...

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