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Iran Says Return of IAEA Inspectors Not Full Resumption of Cooperation

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

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 ...

Trump Insists Iran Nuclear Sites Destroyed amid Reports Some Survived

This is Beirut, 19/07 19:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump on Saturday insisted that US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities "completely destroyed" the sites after a report said that some had largely survived. On his Truth Social platform, Trump reiterated his frequent claim that "all three nuclear sites in Iran were completely destroyed and/or OBLITERATED." He said it would ...

US Strikes Set Back Iran Nuclear Program by Up to Two Years

This is Beirut, 02/07 23:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US intelligence assessments indicate that strikes on Iranian nuclear sites set the country's atomic program back by up to two years, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. "We have degraded their program by one to two years at least; intelligence assessments inside the (Defense) Department assess that," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told journalists, ...

Israel Set Back Iran Nuclear Project 'By Years'

This is Beirut, 24/06 21:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The head of Israel's military said Tuesday that its strikes had set back Iran's nuclear program "by years" and the campaign against the country was now "entering a new phase." "We have concluded a significant phase, but the campaign against Iran is not over. We are entering a new phase based on the achievements of the current one," Chief of Staff ...

Iran Says Not Seeking Nuclear Weapons But Will Assert 'Legitimate Rights'

This is Beirut, 24/06 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that his country was not seeking nuclear weapons but would continue to defend its "legitimate rights" in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. As a fragile ceasefire with Israel took hold after 12 days of fighting that also included US strikes, Pezeshkian told his counterpart from the United Arab ...

Satellite Images Show Unusual Activity at Fordow Days Before US Attack

This is Beirut, 22/06 14:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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High-resolution satellite images from June 19 and 20 reveal unusual activity near the entrance of the underground fuel enrichment facility at Fordow, involving numerous trucks and vehicles. Captured by Maxar, the images show 16 cargo trucks lined up along the access road leading to the facility’s tunnel entrance. Most of these trucks were later ...

IAEA Says Centrifuge Workshop at Iran's Isfahan Nuclear Site Hit

This is Beirut, 21/06 17:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The UN nuclear agency confirmed on Saturday that a centrifuge manufacturing workshop at Iran's Isfahan nuclear site had been hit in the latest strike amid Israel's bombing campaign. "A centrifuge manufacturing workshop has been hit in Esfahan, the third such facility that has been targeted in Israel's attacks on Iran's ...

Qatar Says Monitoring Radiation as Israel Hits Iran Nuclear Sites

This is Beirut, 17/06 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Qatar has been monitoring radiation levels in the Gulf as Israeli airstrikes pound Iranian nuclear facilities, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. "We are monitoring this on a daily basis," foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari told a news conference. "We have nothing to be concerned about right now, but obviously prolonged ...

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 Says New Round of US Talks Planned for Sunday

This is Beirut, 10/06 23:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The sixth round of Iran-US nuclear talks is planned for Sunday, Tehran said, as the two sides appear locked in a standoff over uranium enrichment nearly two months into the high-stakes negotiations. It came as European powers and the United States submitted a censure motion to the UN's nuclear watchdog in an effort to ramp up pressure on ...

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