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Iran Says No Longer Bound by 'Restrictions' on Its Nuclear Program

This is Beirut, 18/10 13:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Iran said on Saturday that it was no longer bound by restrictions on its nuclear program as a landmark 10-year deal between it and world powers expired, though Tehran reiterated its "commitment to diplomacy." The 2015 deal, signed in Vienna by Iran, China, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States, saw the lifting of international ...

Iran Says Cooperation with UN Nuclear Watchdog 'No Longer Relevant'

This is Beirut, 05/10 12:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's top diplomat said Sunday that cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog was no longer relevant following the reimposition of international sanctions on the Islamic republic. "The Cairo agreement is no longer relevant for our cooperation with the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)," Foreign Minister Abbas ...

Nuclear Issue: Giving Up Uranium Enrichment, a Red Line for Iran

This is Beirut, 24/09 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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“We will not yield,” said Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rejecting any compromise on uranium enrichment, a major point of contention with Western countries over Iran’s nuclear program. AFP reviews Tehran’s firm stance just days before a possible return of UN sanctions against Iran. Why does Tehran insist on ...

Khamenei Says Iran 'Won't Yield' to Pressure to Abandon Uranium Enrichment

This is Beirut, 23/09 22:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Tuesday said the Islamic republic would not give in to pressure to abandon its enrichment of uranium. Khamenei, in a televised address, also called any talks with the United States a "dead end" that would be of no benefit to his country. His statement came as European powers seeking ...

IAEA Chief Warns of Challenges in Iran Nuclear Talks, Sees Hope for Diplomacy

This is Beirut, 22/09 21:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Discussions with Iran over its nuclear program are at a “difficult juncture,” the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, acknowledged Monday, while leaving open the possibility of a diplomatic breakthrough by the end of the week. “Clearly, this is a rather difficult moment,” Grossi said in an ...

IAEA Says Iran Nuclear Diplomacy at a "Difficult Juncture"

This is Beirut, 22/09 17:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, told AFP Monday that diplomatic efforts to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program were at a "difficult juncture," but dialogue would continue. The UN Security Council voted on Friday to reimpose UN sanctions that had been frozen, after three European governments activated the ...

Iran Ready for 'Fair, Balanced' Nuclear Solution with Europe

This is Beirut, 17/09 19:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iran said Wednesday it was ready to reach a "fair and balanced" solution with European powers over its nuclear program, following over-the-phone talks with Britain, France and Germany. "Iran is prepared to achieve a fair and balanced solution that ensures mutual interests. Attaining such a goal requires a responsible and independent approach by ...

Iran Says Agreed New Cooperation Framework with UN Nuclear Watchdog

This is Beirut, 09/09 22:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran agreed to a new cooperation framework with the UN nuclear watchdog on Tuesday, after it suspended cooperation following the war with Israel in June. The agreement was signed in Cairo by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi, who hailed it as "an important step in the right ...

Iran Has Accelerated Production of Highly Enriched Uranium

This is Beirut, 03/09 18:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iran boosted its sensitive stockpile of highly enriched uranium just before a 12-day war with Israel broke out, a confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seen by AFP on Wednesday showed. The UN nuclear watchdog's quarterly report said that Iran has an estimated 440.9 kilograms enriched to up to 60 percent as of 13 ...

Iran Says Return of IAEA Inspectors Not Full Resumption of Cooperation

This is Beirut, 27/08 23:01 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran said Wednesday that the return of UN nuclear inspectors did not represent a full resumption of cooperation, which was suspended in the aftermath of June attacks by Israel and the United States. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency began work at the key nuclear site of Bushehr in southwestern Iran, the nuclear watchdog's ...

Nobel Laureate Mohammadi Warns of 'Temptation' of Nuclear Arms

This is Beirut, 06/08 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi warned Wednesday, on the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, that the "temptation" for countries to pursue nuclear arms was growing. Addressing a conference celebrating fellow Nobel laureate Nihon Hidankyo's campaigning against nuclear weapons, Mohammadi lamented ...

European Powers Plan Fresh Nuclear Talks with Iran This Week

This is Beirut, 20/07 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Kingdom, France, and Germany are planning to hold fresh talks with Iran on its nuclear program in the coming days, a German diplomatic source told AFP on Sunday. The European powers, known as the E3, "are in contact with Iran to schedule further talks for the coming week", the source said, following warnings from the trio ...

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